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SUMMARY REPORT OF THE ECHTA/ECAHI PROJECT

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2002

Egon Jonsson ,
H. David Banta ,
Chris Henshall  and
Laura Sampietro-Colom
Egon Jonsson
Affiliation:
Karolinska Institute and The Swedish Council on Technology Assessment in Health Care (SBU), Sweden
H. David Banta
Affiliation:
Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), The Netherlands and The Swedish Council on Technology Assessment in Health Care (SBU), Sweden
Chris Henshall
Affiliation:
Department of Trade and Industry, United Kingdom
Laura Sampietro-Colom
Affiliation:
Catalan Institute for Health, Spain
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Extract

Health technology assessment (HTA) seeks to inform health policy makers by using the best scientific evidence on the medical, social, economic, and ethical implications of investments in health care. Technology is broadly defined to include the drugs, devices, medical, and surgical procedures used in health care, as well as measures for prevention and rehabilitation of disease, and the organizational and support systems in which health care is provided.

Type
Research Article
Information
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 18 , Issue 2 , April 2002 , pp. 218 - 237
Copyright
© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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