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Framework for Considering the Role of Data Bases in Technology Assessment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Lincon E. Moses
Lincon E. Moses
Affiliation:
Stanford University School of Medicine
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Abstract

The use of large data bases in technology assessment offers a number of attractive possibilities for the future. This article outlines the major approaches to technology assessment and how data bases can be used to enhance each approach.

Type
Special Section: Measuring Health Care Effectiveness: Use of Large Data Bases for Technology and Quality Assessments
Information
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 6 , Issue 2 , January 1990 , pp. 183 - 193
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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