Does the public think it is reasonable to wait for more evidence before funding innovative health technologies? The case of PET scanning in Ontario.

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Published in Int J Technol Assess Health Care on April 01, 2010

Authors

Roger Chafe1, Farhan Merali, Andreas Laupacis, Wendy Levinson, Doug Martin

Author Affiliations

1: Cancer Services and Policy Research Unit, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. roger.chafe@cancercare.on.ca

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