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Guidelines for Health Technology Assessment

The Efficacy, Effectiveness, and Efficiency of Neonatal Intensive Care

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Kathryn J. Bennett ,
David Feeny ,
Gordon H. Guyatt ,
Peter Tugwell  and
Michael F. Drummond
Kathryn J. Bennett
Affiliation:
Departments of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Economics, and Medicine McMaster University
David Feeny
Affiliation:
Departments of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Economics, and Medicine McMaster University
Gordon H. Guyatt
Affiliation:
Departments of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Economics, and Medicine McMaster University
Peter Tugwell
Affiliation:
Departments of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Economics, and Medicine McMaster University
Michael F. Drummond
Affiliation:
The Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham
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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 1 , Issue 4 , October 1985 , pp. 873 - 892
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