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Commentary

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 August 2006

H. David Banta  and
Egon Jonsson
H. David Banta
Affiliation:
World Health Organization
Egon Jonsson
Affiliation:
University of Alberta
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Battista has written a thoughtful and timely challenge to the field of health technology assessment (HTA). As the author points out, HTA is changing and evolving. One of the greatest challenges is that HTA now seems firmly established in a number of countries, and is being looked to more and more for the “answers.” We accept and endorse Battista's central thesis, and essentially all of his critical questions, including his ideas about future research topics. We hope to evoke further thoughts in the reader and perhaps stimulate other responses, either private and public.

Type
GENERAL ESSAYS
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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 22 , Issue 3 , July 2006 , pp. 280 - 282
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© 2006 Cambridge University Press

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