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Why is the Pharmaceutical Industry Investing Increasing Amounts in Health Economic Evaluations?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Fredrik Andersson
Fredrik Andersson
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Astra Hässle AB
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Abstract

Over the last few years, the pharmaceutical industry has financed an increasing number of health economic evaluations. The purpose of this article is to describe how and why the pharmaceutical industry is applying health economic evaluations. Seven different fields of application are identified, and the varying reasons for use are discussed.

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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 11 , Issue 4 , Fall 1995 , pp. 750 - 761
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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