When and how to assess fast-changing technologies: a comparative study of medical applications of four generic technologies.

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Published in Health Technol Assess on January 01, 1997

Authors

G Mowatt1, D J Bower, J A Brebner, J A Cairns, A M Grant, L McKee

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1: Department of Management Studies, University of Aberdeen.

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