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European Spine Journal
Published in: European Spine Journal 7/2011

Open Access 01-07-2011 | Editorial

Health technology assessment (HTA) increasingly important in spine research

Author: Maurits van Tulder

Published in: European Spine Journal | Issue 7/2011

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Excerpt

The European Spine Journal acknowledges the increasing attention for economic evaluations and would like to stimulate researchers to submit original papers of economic evaluations of orthopedic devices/instruments and surgical interventions for spine problems, but also pharmaceutical and conservative interventions for back and neck pain. Because back and neck pain are among the most prevalent health problems and are associated with huge costs of health care utilization and productivity losses, economic evaluations in this field are direly needed to facilitate well-informed clinical and policy decisions. …
Metadata
Title
Health technology assessment (HTA) increasingly important in spine research
Author
Maurits van Tulder
Publication date
01-07-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
European Spine Journal / Issue 7/2011
Print ISSN: 0940-6719
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0932
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-011-1885-4

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