| 1993 - 380 pages
...rate: The interest rate used to convert future cash flows to their present value. Drug: In this report, any chemical or biological substance that may be applied to, ingested by, or injected into humans to prevent, treat, or diagnose disease or other medical conditions. Drug receptor: A site or structure... | |
| 1984 - 168 pages
...platelets). Cytotoxic: A specific toxic action on cells of special organs. Discounting: A procedure used in economic analysis to reduce to present value...efficacy (see below) except that it refers to average or actual conditions of use. Efficacy: The probability of benefit to individuals in a defined population... | |
| 1982 - 227 pages
...benefits in society are allocated in proper proportion to each individual's legitimate claim to them. Drug: Any chemical or biological substance that may...(see below) except that it refers to "... average or actual conditions of use." Efficacy: The probability of benefit to individuals in a defined population... | |
| 191 pages
...purposive application of skills or knowledge, or both, by a health care provider to a patient; 2) A drug is any chemical or biological substance that may be applied...treat, or diagnose disease or other medical conditions; 3) A device is any physical item, excluding drugs, used in medical care, and may range from a machine... | |
| 68 pages
...structures of the heart by the echo obtained from beams of ultrasonic waves directed through the heart wall. Effectiveness: same as efficacy (see below) except...refers to "average conditions of use. " Efficacy: benefit achieved in a defined population from a medical technology applied for a given medical problem... | |
| 1993 - 360 pages
...rate: The interest rate used to convert future cash flows to their present value. Drug: In this report, any chemical or biological substance that may be applied to, ingested by, or injected into humans to prevent, treat, or diagnose disease or other medical conditions. Drug receptor: A site or structure... | |
| 1995 - 201 pages
...indirect gains (benefits) are derived from the resources expended (costs) to achieve a stated objective. Effectiveness Same as efficacy (see below) except that it refers to "...average or actual conditions of use." Compare efficacy. Efficacy The probability of benefit to individuals... | |
| United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment - 1984 - 227 pages
...payment for inpatient services by Medicare which was mandated by the Social Security Amendments of 1983. Effectiveness: Same as efficacy (see below) except that it refers to ". . . average or actual conditions of use. " Efficacy: The probability of benefit to individuals in a defined population... | |
| Mark R. Chassin - 1983 - 83 pages
...utilization of services, and some on the characteristics of the hospital or area in which it is located. Effectiveness: Same as efficacy (see below) except that it refers to average or actual conditions of use. Efficacy: The probability of benefit to individuals in a defined population... | |
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