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Ethical Considerations in the Use of Cancer-Registry Data for Technology Assessment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

J. Haas  and
W. H. Mehnert
J. Haas
Affiliation:
Academy of Sciences of the German Democratic Republic
W. H. Mehnert
Affiliation:
Academy of Sciences of the German Democratic Republic
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It has been suggested that efficacy and safety are the core issues for technology assessment in health care (1). To this must be added the issue of appropriateness (2). Efficacy remains the first issue nonetheless, for surely no one would knowingly evaluate the safety of an ineffective technology.

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General Essays
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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 2 , Issue 2 , February 1986 , pp. 311 - 315
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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