International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

GENERAL ESSAYS

Joint project of the international network of agencies for health technology assessment—Part 1: Survey results on diffusion, assessment, and clinical use of positron emission tomography

John Hastings and Elizabeth J. Adams

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 22, Issue 02, April 2006, pp 143-148

doi:10.1017/S026646230605094X (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 28 Mar 2006

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Joint project of the International Network of Agencies for Health Technology Assessment—Part 2: Managing the diffusion of positron emission tomography with health technology assessment

Elizabeth J. Adams, Cari Almazán, Berit Mørland, Ian Bradbury, Richard King and Paul Rheinberger

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 22, Issue 02, April 2006, pp 149-154

doi:10.1017/S0266462306050951 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 28 Mar 2006

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Recommendations in health technology assessments worldwide

Eva Draborg and Christian Kronborg Andersen

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 22, Issue 02, April 2006, pp 155-160

doi:10.1017/S0266462306050963 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 28 Mar 2006

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Impact of CEDIT recommendations: An example of health technology assessment in a hospital network

Florence Bodeau-Livinec, Emmanuelle Simon, Catherine Montagnier-Petrissans, Marie-Eve Joël and Elisabeth Féry-Lemonnier

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 22, Issue 02, April 2006, pp 161-168

doi:10.1017/S0266462306050975 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 28 Mar 2006

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Integration of health technology assessment recommendations into organizational and clinical practice: A case study in Catalonia

Marie-Pierre Gagnon, Emília Sánchez and Joan M. V. Pons

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 22, Issue 02, April 2006, pp 169-176

doi:10.1017/S0266462306050987 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 28 Mar 2006

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Selection of new health technologies for assessment aimed at informing decision making: A survey among horizon scanning systems

Karla Douw and Hindrik Vondeling

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 22, Issue 02, April 2006, pp 177-183

doi:10.1017/S0266462306050999 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 28 Mar 2006

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Diffusion of diagnostic medical devices and policy implications for India

Ajay Mahal, Anil Varshney and Srinivas Taman

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 22, Issue 02, April 2006, pp 184-190

doi:10.1017/S0266462306051002 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 28 Mar 2006

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Early assessment of the likely cost-effectiveness of a new technology: A Markov model with probabilistic sensitivity analysis of computer-assisted total knee replacement

Hengjin Dong and Martin Buxton

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 22, Issue 02, April 2006, pp 191-202

doi:10.1017/S0266462306051014 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 28 Mar 2006

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Evaluation of the ambulatory and home care record: Agreement between self-reports and administrative data

Denise N. Guerriere, Wendy J. Ungar, Mary Corey, Ruth Croxford, Jennifer E. Tranmer, Elizabeth Tullis and Peter C. Coyte

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 22, Issue 02, April 2006, pp 203-210

doi:10.1017/S0266462306051026 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 28 Mar 2006

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Investigating patients' preferences for cardiac rehabilitation in Denmark

Trine Kjær, Dorte Gyrd-Hansen and Ingrid Willaing

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 22, Issue 02, April 2006, pp 211-218

doi:10.1017/S0266462306051038 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 28 Mar 2006

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Overview of systematic reviews on invasive treatment of stable coronary artery disease

Pekka Kuukasjärvi, Antti Malmivaara, Matti Halinen, Juha Hartikainen, Pekka E. Keto, Taisto Talvensaari, Ilkka Tierala and Marjukka Mäkelä

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 22, Issue 02, April 2006, pp 219-234

doi:10.1017/S026646230605104X (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 28 Mar 2006

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Use of quality-adjusted life years for the estimation of effectiveness of health care: A systematic literature review

Pirjo Räsänen, Eija Roine, Harri Sintonen, Virpi Semberg-Konttinen, Olli-Pekka Ryynänen and Risto Roine

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 22, Issue 02, April 2006, pp 235-241

doi:10.1017/S0266462306051051 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 28 Mar 2006

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RESEARCH REPORTS

Importance of appropriateness of empiric antibiotic therapy on clinical outcomes in intra-abdominal infections

Marisa Baré, Xavier Castells, Angel Garcia, Marta Riu, Mercè Comas and Maria José Gil Egea

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 22, Issue 02, April 2006, pp 242-248

doi:10.1017/S0266462306051063 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 28 Mar 2006

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Cost of an informatics-based diabetes management program

Bonnie B. Blanchfield, Richard W. Grant, Greg A. Estey, Henry C. Chueh, G. Scott Gazelle and James B. Meigs

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 22, Issue 02, April 2006, pp 249-254

doi:10.1017/S0266462306051075 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 28 Mar 2006

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Managing urgent surgery as a process: Case study of a trauma center

Paulus Mikael Torkki, Antti Ilmari Alho, Antti Veikko Peltokorpi, Markus Ilmari Torkki and Pentti Ensio Kallio

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 22, Issue 02, April 2006, pp 255-260

doi:10.1017/S0266462306051087 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 28 Mar 2006

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Noninferiority testing in cost-minimization studies: Practical issues concerning power analysis

Mark M. Span, Elisabeth M. TenVergert, Christian S. van der Hilst and Ronald P. Stolk

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 22, Issue 02, April 2006, pp 261-266

doi:10.1017/S0266462306051099 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 28 Mar 2006

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Author contacts for retrieval of data for a meta-analysis on exercise and diet restriction

Cheryl A. Gibson, Bruce Wayne Bailey, Michael J. Carper, James D. LeCheminant, Erik Paul Kirk, Guoyuan Huang, Katrina Drowatzky DuBose and Joseph E. Donnelly

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 22, Issue 02, April 2006, pp 267-270

doi:10.1017/S0266462306051105 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 28 Mar 2006

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IN MEMORIAM

Alan Williams (1927–2005) and his contribution to health technology assessment

Michael Drummond

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 22, Issue 02, April 2006, pp 271-272

doi:10.1017/S0266462306051117 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 28 Mar 2006

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Bernard S. Bloom (1940–2006)

Mark Fendrik

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 22, Issue 02, April 2006, pp 273-273

doi:10.1017/S0266462306051129 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 28 Mar 2006

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