International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

GENERAL ESSAYS

Rapid reviews versus full systematic reviews: An inventory of current methods and practice in health technology assessment

Amber Watt, Alun Cameron, Lana Sturm, Timothy Lathlean, Wendy Babidge, Stephen Blamey, Karen Facey, David Hailey, Inger Norderhaug and Guy Maddern

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 24, Issue 02, April 2008, pp 133-139

doi:10.1017/S0266462308080185 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 09 Apr 2008

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Why licensing authorities need to consider the net value of new drugs in assigning review priorities: Addressing the tension between licensing and reimbursement

Christopher McCabe, Karl Claxton and Anthony O'Hagan

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 24, Issue 02, April 2008, pp 140-145

doi:10.1017/S0266462308080197 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 09 Apr 2008

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Systematic reviews and economic evaluations conducted for the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence in the United Kingdom: A game of two halves?

Michael F. Drummond, Cynthia P. Iglesias and Nicola J. Cooper

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 24, Issue 02, April 2008, pp 146-150

doi:10.1017/S0266462308080203 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 09 Apr 2008

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Increasing decision-makers' access to economic evaluations: Alternative methods of communicating the information

Stephanie J. Thurston, Dawn Craig, Paul Wilson and Michael F. Drummond

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 24, Issue 02, April 2008, pp 151-157

doi:10.1017/S0266462308080215 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 09 Apr 2008

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Physician awareness of diagnostic and nondrug therapeutic costs: A systematic review

G. Michael Allan and Joel Lexchin

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 24, Issue 02, April 2008, pp 158-165

doi:10.1017/S0266462308080227 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 09 Apr 2008

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Influence of expert clinical adviser characteristics on opinions about interventional procedures

Georgios Lyratzopoulos, Andrew R. Hoy, Darmarajah Veeramootoo, Nava V. Shanmuganathan and Bruce Campbell

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 24, Issue 02, April 2008, pp 166-169

doi:10.1017/S0266462308080239 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 09 Apr 2008

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Direct versus indirect comparisons: A summary of the evidence

Gerald Gartlehner and Charity G. Moore

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 24, Issue 02, April 2008, pp 170-177

doi:10.1017/S0266462308080240 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 09 Apr 2008

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Cost-effectiveness and budget impact of adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen therapy for diabetic foot ulcers

Anderson W. Chuck, David Hailey, Philip Jacobs and Douglas C. Perry

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 24, Issue 02, April 2008, pp 178-183

doi:10.1017/S0266462308080252 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 09 Apr 2008

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Cost-effectiveness of primarily human papillomavirus–based cervical cancer screening in settings with currently established Pap screening: A systematic review commissioned by the German Federal Ministry of Health

Nikolai Mühlberger, Gaby Sroczynski, Eva Esteban, Thomas Mittendorf, Rebecca A. Miksad and Uwe Siebert

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 24, Issue 02, April 2008, pp 184-192

doi:10.1017/S0266462308080264 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 09 Apr 2008

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Cost-effectiveness of a multidisciplinary fall prevention program in community-dwelling elderly people: A randomized controlled trial (ISRCTN 64716113)

Marike R. C. Hendriks, Silvia M. A. A. Evers, Michel H. C. Bleijlevens, Jolanda C. M. van Haastregt, Harry F. J. M. Crebolder and Jacques Th. M. van Eijk

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 24, Issue 02, April 2008, pp 193-202

doi:10.1017/S0266462308080276 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 09 Apr 2008

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Economic evaluation of screening for open-angle glaucoma

Rodolfo A. Hernández, Jennifer M. Burr and Luke D. Vale

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 24, Issue 02, April 2008, pp 203-211

doi:10.1017/S0266462308080288 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 09 Apr 2008

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Assessing short-term effects and costs at an early stage of innovation: The use of positron emission tomography on radiotherapy treatment decision making

Raphaël Remonnay, Magali Morelle, Pascal Pommier, Francesco Giammarile and Marie-Odile Carrère

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 24, Issue 02, April 2008, pp 212-220

doi:10.1017/S026646230808029X (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 09 Apr 2008

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Extracapsular hip fracture management: Cost-consequences analysis of two alternative operative methods

Vassiliki V. Papakonstantinou, Daphne Kaitelidou, Kassiani D. Gkolfinopoulou, Olga Ch. Siskou, Theodoros Papapolychroniou, Panagiotis Baltopoulos and Lycourgos Liaropoulos

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 24, Issue 02, April 2008, pp 221-227

doi:10.1017/S0266462308080306 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 09 Apr 2008

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Health-related quality of life in elderly patients with familial hypercholesterolemia

Laura Hyttinen, Päivi Kekäläinen, Alpo F. Vuorio, Harri Sintonen and Timo E. Strandberg

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 24, Issue 02, April 2008, pp 228-234

doi:10.1017/S0266462308080318 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 09 Apr 2008

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RESEARCH REPORT

Analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats in the development of a health technology assessment program in Turkey

Rabia Kahveci and Catherine Meads

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 24, Issue 02, April 2008, pp 235-240

doi:10.1017/S026646230808032X (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 09 Apr 2008

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Comments to the manuscript by Martelli et al. in Volume 23:4

Matthias Perleth, Dorothea Bronner and Rainer Hess

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 24, Issue 02, April 2008, pp 241-241

doi:10.1017/S0266462308081014 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 09 Apr 2008

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Response to comments

Francesco Martelli, Giuseppe La Torre, Elena Di Ghionno, Tommaso Staniscia, Massimo Neroni, Americo Cicchetti, Konrade Von Bremen and Walter Ricciardi

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Volume 24, Issue 02, April 2008, pp 242-242

doi:10.1017/S0266462308081026 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 09 Apr 2008

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