International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

GENERAL ESSAYS

Exploring policy-makers’ perspectives on disinvestment from ineffective healthcare practices

Adam G. Elshaug, Janet E. Hiller and John R. Moss

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 24, Issue 01, January 2008, pp 1-9

doi:10.1017/S0266462307080014 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 24 Jan 2008

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Cost-effectiveness analysis of the introduction of a quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine in France

Christine Bergeron, Nathalie Largeron, Ruth McAllister, Patrice Mathevet and Vanessa Remy

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 24, Issue 01, January 2008, pp 10-19

doi:10.1017/S0266462307080026 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 24 Jan 2008

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Methodology for calculating a country's need for positron emission tomography scanners

Irina Cleemput, Cécile Camberlin, Ann Van den Bruel and Dirk Ramaekers

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 24, Issue 01, January 2008, pp 20-24

doi:10.1017/S0266462307080038 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 24 Jan 2008

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Systematic review of the impact of endoscopic ultrasound on the management of patients with esophageal cancer

Suzanne M. Dyer, Dane B. Levison, Robert Y. Chen, Sarah J. Lord and Stephen Blamey

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 24, Issue 01, January 2008, pp 25-35

doi:10.1017/S026646230708004X (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 24 Jan 2008

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Early technology assessment of new medical devices

Jan B. Pietzsch and M. Elisabeth Paté-Cornell

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 24, Issue 01, January 2008, pp 36-44

doi:10.1017/S0266462307080051 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 24 Jan 2008

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Adoption of cost consciousness: Attitudes, practices, and knowledge among Israeli physicians

Rachel Wilf-Miron, Liad Uziel, Alexander Aviram, Abraham Carmeli, Mordechai Shani and Joshua Shemer

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 24, Issue 01, January 2008, pp 45-51

doi:10.1017/S0266462307080063 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 24 Jan 2008

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Valuing care recipient and family caregiver time: A comparison of methods

Denise N. Guerriere, Jennifer E. Tranmer, Wendy J. Ungar, Venika Manoharan and Peter C. Coyte

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 24, Issue 01, January 2008, pp 52-59

doi:10.1017/S0266462307080075 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 24 Jan 2008

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Defining products for a new health technology assessment agency in Madrid, Spain: A survey of decision makers

Elena Andradas, Juan-Antonio Blasco, Beatriz Valentín, María-José López-Pedraza and Francisco-Javier Gracia

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 24, Issue 01, January 2008, pp 60-69

doi:10.1017/S0266462307080087 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 24 Jan 2008

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Measuring the validity of early health technology assessment: Bibliometrics as a tool to indicate its scientific basis

Jonas Lundberg, Mats Brommels, John Skår and Göran Tomson

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 24, Issue 01, January 2008, pp 70-75

doi:10.1017/S0266462307080099 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 24 Jan 2008

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Assessing the performance of health technology assessment organizations: A framework

Louise Lafortune, Lambert Farand, Isabelle Mondou, Claude Sicotte and Renaldo Battista

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 24, Issue 01, January 2008, pp 76-86

doi:10.1017/S0266462307080105 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 24 Jan 2008

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Cost-effectiveness analysis of Helicobacter pylori screening in prevention of gastric cancer in Chinese

Feng Xie, Nan Luo, Gord Blackhouse, Ron Goeree and Hin-Peng Lee

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 24, Issue 01, January 2008, pp 87-95

doi:10.1017/S0266462307080117 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 24 Jan 2008

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RESEARCH REPORTS

Patient preferences for pharmacogenetic screening in depression

Louise Herbild, Dorte Gyrd-Hansen and Mickael Bech

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 24, Issue 01, January 2008, pp 96-103

doi:10.1017/S0266462307080129 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 24 Jan 2008

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Biomedical literature search protocols: Consensus statement from the documentation units of the Spanish health technology assessment agencies

Itziar Guemes-Careaga and Iñaki Gutiérrez-Ibarluzea

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 24, Issue 01, January 2008, pp 104-111

doi:10.1017/S0266462307080130 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 24 Jan 2008

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Value of Information of a clinical prediction rule: Informing the efficient use of healthcare and health research resources

Sonia Singh, Bohdan Nosyk, Huiying Sun, James Malcolm Christenson, Grant Innes and Aslam Hayat Anis

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 24, Issue 01, January 2008, pp 112-119

doi:10.1017/S0266462307080142 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 24 Jan 2008

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Senior residents’ perceived need of and preferences for “smart home” sensor technologies

George Demiris, Brian K. Hensel, Marjorie Skubic and Marilyn Rantz

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 24, Issue 01, January 2008, pp 120-124

doi:10.1017/S0266462307080154 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 24 Jan 2008

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Does income influence demand for medical services despite Japan's “Health Care for All” policy?

Akira Babazono, Kazuaki Kuwabara, Akito Hagihara, Eiji Yamamoto and Alan Hillman

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 24, Issue 01, January 2008, pp 125-130

doi:10.1017/S0266462307080166 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 24 Jan 2008

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ERRATUM

Using the literature to quantify the learning curve: A case study

Jonathan A. Cook, Craig R. Ramsay and Peter Fayers

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 24, Issue 01, January 2008, pp 131-131

doi:10.1017/S0266462307080178 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 24 Jan 2008

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