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Health benefit assessment of pharmaceuticals: An international comparison of decisions from Germany, England, Scotland and Australia

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  • Fischer, Katharina Elisabeth
  • Heisser, Thomas
  • Stargardt, Tom

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Little is known on the performance of the newly introduced health benefit assessment process, AMNOG, in Germany compared to other health technology assessment agencies.

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  • Fischer, Katharina Elisabeth & Heisser, Thomas & Stargardt, Tom, 2016. "Health benefit assessment of pharmaceuticals: An international comparison of decisions from Germany, England, Scotland and Australia," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 120(10), pages 1115-1122.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:120:y:2016:i:10:p:1115-1122
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2016.08.001
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