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Setting Standards for Effectiveness: a Comparison of Expert Panels and Decision Analysis

Steven J. Bernstein, Timothy P. Hofer, Annejet P. Meijler, Henk Rigter

International Journal for Quality in Health Care · 1997 · 33 citations · 33 references

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Abstract

Although the level of agreement between expert panels and decision analysis on when a procedure is appropriate or effective may vary by procedure and the strength of the scientific evidence, we found that Dutch physicians agree much more strongly with decision analysis than U.S. physicians.

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