“A Star in the East: A Short History of HITAP” is a short history of the Thai Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program from its founding in 2007 to the present day, with some history of how it came into existence with an assessment of its national and international impact” -Anthony J.

“A Star in the East: A Short History of HITAP” is a short history of the Thai Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program from its founding in 2007 to the present day, with some history of how it came into existence with an assessment of its national and international impact” -Antho

Economic evaluation (EE) is a field that is increasingly needed in many countries to support health decision making for priority setting and resource allocation. Although the core concept of EE is simple it is a comparison of at least 2 interventions in terms of costs and benefits – the practicaliti

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Efficiency or equity: value judgments in coverage decisions in Thailand. Sripen Tantivess, Román Pérez Velasco, Jomkwan Yothasamut, Adun Mohara, Hatai Limprayoonyong, Yot Teerawattananon, (2012) “Efficiency or equity: value judgments in coverage decisions in Thailand”, Journal of Health Organizat

Abstract Objectives In Thailand, axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) is the dominant form of treatment for breast cancer, even though the treatment often leaves patients with some degree of arm morbidity. Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SNB) is widely accepted globally as a preferable alternative pr

Background: In Thailand, there has been no economic evaluation study of adjuvant chemotherapy for stage III colon cancer patients after resection. Objective: This study aims to evaluate the cost-utility of all chemotherapy regimens currently used in Thailand compared with the adjuvant 5-fluorouracil