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Health technology assessment and priority setting for health policy in Sweden

Per Carlsson • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (2004)

This article describes the development of health technology assessment (HTA) in Sweden, its influence on decision making, and its link with priority setting. Sweden has a well established governmental HTA body, the Swedish Council on Techno...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462304000777

An assessment of the impact of the NHS Health Technology Assessment Programme

Stephen Robert Hanney, Martin J Buxton, C Green, D Coulson et al. • Health Technology Assessment (2007)

OBJECTIVES: To consider how the impact of the NHS Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme should be measured. To determine what models are available and their strengths and weaknesses. To assess the impact of the first 10 years of the ...

OPENALEX public-domain DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta11530

Factors influencing Diffusion of Health Technology

AJ van der Watt, MW Pretorius, Leon Pretorius • INCOSE International Symposium (2014)

Abstract Health Technology is at the core of delivering quality healthcare service in many environments. To this end, the adoption of innovation plays an important role in ensuring the most current solutions are consistently applied in diag...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2334-5837.2014.00039.x

Comparison of working conditions and prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms among dairy farmers in southern Sweden over a 25-year period

Stefan ePinzke • Frontiers in Public Health (2016)

Working conditions and the prevalence of perceived musculoskeletal symptoms (MSSs) among dairy farmers in 2013 were monitored by repeating a mail survey of dairy workers in Scania, southern Sweden, using the same method for collecting data...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2016.00098

Skilled antenatal care services utilisation in sub-Saharan Africa: a pooled analysis of demographic and health surveys from 32 countries

Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Joshua Okyere, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Abdul-Aziz Seidu et al. • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2022)

Abstract Background Each day, an estimated 800 women die from preventable pregnancy and childbirth related complications, where 99% of these avoidable deaths happen in low-and middle-income countries. Skilled attendance during antenatal car...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12884-022-05137-5

Health technology assessment

S Ludwig • Clinical Governance An International Journal (2009)

Health technology assessment (HTA) provides information about the effectiveness, costs and broader impact of health technologies to those who plan, administer or receive care in the national health system. ''Technology'' includes all interv...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/cgij.2009.24814cae.001

HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT IN SPAIN

Alı́cia Granados, Laura Sampietro-Colom, José Asua, José Conde et al. • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (2000)

The Spanish Constitution of 1978 established a healthcare system available to everyone and free at the point of service. The General Health Law of 1986 also established the framework for a National Health System (NHS). The Constitution and ...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s026646230010114x

Health Technology Assessment

Reinhard Busse, Matthias Perleth, Bernhard Gibis, Ansgar Gerhardus et al. • Medizinisch Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft eBooks (2023)

Die Bedeutung von Health Technology Assessment (HTA) als Grundlage für evidenzbasierte Entscheidungen im Gesundheitswesen hat in den letzten Jahren noch einmal zugenommen. Bei allen Entscheidungen über die Erstattungsfähigkeit von medizinis...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.32745/9783954668878

HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT IN DENMARK

Torben Jørgensen, Anne Hvenegaard, Finn Børlum Kristensen • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (2000)

The Danish healthcare services are mainly provided by public sector institutions. The system is highly decentralized. The state has little direct influence on the provision of healthcare services. State influence is exercised through legisl...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462300101047

Should I walk, cycle or drive? Active-to-passive travel directness and mode choice across 15 months of GPS-traced trips

Karl Samuelsson, Torvid Kreisler, Noah Linder, Elena Farahbakhsh Touli et al. • Journal of Urban Mobility (2026)

Improving active travel infrastructure may not substantially increase cycling and walking if motorised transport continues to be largely perceived as the easier and more convenient option. Here, we develop a measure of comparative directnes...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.urbmob.2026.100313

Association between maternal plasma glucose levels during pregnancy and risk of preterm birth: a retrospective study

Na Wang, Bingqi Han, Sumiao Hong, Xinrui Shi et al. • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2025)

Abstract Background Preterm birth is a leading cause of health problems and death in infants. This study aims to investigate the association between maternal plasma glucose levels during pregnancy and risk of preterm birth. Methods This pop...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12884-025-08309-1

Comparative Evaluation of Unpeeled Cassava (Manihot esculenta) and Tacca (Tacca involucrata) Tuber Flours as Substrates for Bioethanol Production

Philip Sule Awodi, Adole John Ujoh, Peter Adikwu, Tochukwu Nwamaka Nwagu • UMYU Scientifica Journal (2023)

The ever-increasing demand for alternatives to fossil fuel due to its negative impacts on the environment and high prices have resulted in the search for feedstock for bioethanol production. Cassava is one of the major staple foods that is ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.56919/usci.2323.014

Epidemiology and clinical study of phenylketonuria (PKU) patients in Khorasan Province; Norteast Iran

Negar Morovatdar, Shapour Badiee Aval, Seyed Mohammad Reza Hosseini Yazdi, Farzaneh Norouzi et al. • Iranian Journal of Neonatology (2015)

Epidemiology and clinical study of phenylketonuria (PKU) patients in Khorasan Province; Norteast Iran Background: Phenylketonuria is an autosomal recessive disease. Early diagnosis is a important public health intervention to prevent neurol...

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Structural analysis of key factors in poverty alleviation for policy development in persistently impoverished provinces in Thailand

Phimlikid Kaewhanam, Kathanyoo Kaewhanam, Eko Priyo Purnomo, Noppakun Thongmual et al. • Frontiers in Sustainability (2025)

IntroductionPoverty remains a persistent and complex challenge in Thailand, particularly in structurally disadvantaged provinces such as Kalasin. Despite multiple national development strategies, poverty rates in Kalasin have remained consi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/frsus.2025.1620149

Health Technology Assessment - eine Einführung

Matthias Perleth, C. Wild • TATuP Zeitschrift für Technikfolgenabschätzung in Theorie und Praxis (2001)

Vor dem Hintergrund der steigenden Ausgaben für die Gesundheitsversorgung wird in vielen europäischen und außereuropäischen Ländern die Evaluation von Gesundheitsleistungen -unter dem Oberbegriff Health Technology Assessment bekannt geworde...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.14512/tatup.10.1.6

Avoiding health technology assessment: a global survey of reasons for not using health technology assessment in decision making

Yot Teerawattananon, Chris Painter, Saudamini Vishwanath Dabak, Trygve Ottersen et al. • Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation (2021)

INTRODUCTION: Despite the documented benefits of using health technology assessments (HTA) to inform resource allocation in health care systems, HTA remains underused, especially in low- and middle-income countries. A survey of global healt...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12962-021-00308-1 PMC: 8456560

Health Technology Assessment

Karen M. Facey, Neil Bertelsen • Health informatics (2026)

Abstract This chapter explores how health technology assessment (HTA) has evolved and the role of patient involvement in it. HTA seeks to inform decision-makers about the value of a health technology through a systematic process that assess...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-11284-2_1