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Becoming More Efficient at Outcomes Research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Leslie L. Roos  and
Sandra M. Sharp
Leslie L. Roos
Affiliation:
University of Manitoba
Sandra M. Sharp
Affiliation:
University of Manitoba
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This paper discusses several practical problems in research design: Is it worth doing a relatively “quick and dirty” study or is a more thorough study using all available infotmation necessary? All the desired information may either not be available or be time-consuming to collect. What are the likely biases in going ahead and doing the research with the data base “in hand”? Such issues are important because of the limited resources for technology assessment (in terms of money, number of researchers, and research interest) and the great number of unstudies technologies.

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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 4 , Issue 4 , October 1988 , pp. 555 - 571
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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