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Health Economic Reviews: Are They Compiled Systematically?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Kathryn Rigby ,
Christopher Silagy  and
Alan Crockett
Kathryn Rigby
Affiliation:
Flinders University
Christopher Silagy
Affiliation:
Flinders University
Alan Crockett
Affiliation:
Flinders Medical Centre
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Abstract

Attempts to perform economic reviews of randomized controlled trials frequently lack a systematic approach. This conclusion is consistent with the findings of previous analyses of review articles in other fields, which have highlighted the failure to apply the same degree of rigor to this type of research synthesis that the scientific community has come to expect from primary research articles.

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General Essays
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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 12 , Issue 3 , Summer 1996 , pp. 450 - 459
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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