Assessing the Efficacy and Safety of Medical Technologies

NTIS order #PB-286929

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Full Report ~1249K
Front Matter ~29K
Table of Contents ~19K

Chapters
1: INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY ~26K
2: THE CONCEPTS OF EFFICACY AND SAFETY ~34K
3: EFFICACY AND SAFETY ASSESSMENT: HISTORY AND CASE STUDIES ~148K
4: ESTIMATING EFFICACY ~28K
5: CURRENT ASSESSMENT ~89K
6: STATUS AND IMPLICATIONS OF EFFICACY AND SAFETY ASSESSMENT ~111K
7: POLICY ALTERNATIVES ~37K

Appendixes
A: DEVELOPMENT AND DIFFUSION OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES ~20K
B: METHOD OF THE STUDY ~12K
Bibliography ~767K