Volume 17 (2013)

SeHCAT [tauroselcholic (selenium-75) acid] for the investigation of bile acid malabsorption and measurement of bile acid pool loss: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 61
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  19 December 2013

Sentinel lymph node status in vulval cancer: systematic reviews of test accuracy and decision-analytic model-based economic evaluation

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 60
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  16 December 2013

The Percutaneous shunting in Lower Urinary Tract Obstruction (PLUTO) study and randomised controlled trial: evaluation of the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and acceptability of percutaneous vesicoamniotic shunting for lower urinary tract obstruction

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 59
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  16 December 2013

Economic modelling of diagnostic and treatment pathways in National Institute for Health and Care Excellence clinical guidelines: the Modelling Algorithm Pathways in Guidelines (MAPGuide) project

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 58
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  11 December 2013

A high-dose preparation of lactobacilli and bifidobacteria in the prevention of antibiotic-associated and Clostridium difficile diarrhoea in older people admitted to hospital: a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel arm trial (PLACIDE)

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 57
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  5 December 2013

Colistimethate sodium powder and tobramycin powder for inhalation for the treatment of chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infection in cystic fibrosis: systematic review and economic model

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 56
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  28 November 2013

Faecal calprotectin testing for differentiating amongst inflammatory and non inflammatory bowel diseases: systematic review and economic evaluation

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 55
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  27 November 2013

Lithium or an atypical antipsychotic drug in the management of treatment resistant depression: a systematic review and economic evaluation

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 54
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  27 November 2013

Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of second- and third-generation left ventricular assist devices as either bridge to transplant or alternative to transplant for adults eligible for heart transplantation: systematic review and cost-effectiveness model

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 53
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  27 November 2013

Omalizumab for the treatment of severe persistent allergic asthma: a systematic review and economic evaluation

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 52
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  25 November 2013

Improving the economic value of photographic screening for optical coherence tomography-detectable macular oedema: a prospective, multicentre, UK study

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 51
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  13 November 2013

A systematic review of risk assessment strategies for populations at high risk of engaging in violent behaviour: update 2002-8

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 50
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  30 October 2013

The impact of continuous haemofiltration with high-volume fluid exchange during cardiopulmonary bypass surgery on the recovery of patients with impaired renal function: a pilot randomised trial

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 49
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  30 October 2013

Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of minimally invasive techniques to manage varicose veins: a systematic review and economic evaluation

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 48
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  30 October 2013

A cluster randomised controlled trial to determine the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of classroom-based cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) in reducing symptoms of depression in high-risk adolescents

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 47
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  30 October 2013

A cluster randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of a structured training programme for caregivers of inpatients after stroke: the TRACS trial

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 46
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  24 October 2013

MAGNEsium Trial In Children (MAGNETIC): a randomised, placebo controlled trial and economic evaluation of nebulised magnesium sulphate in acute severe asthma in children

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 45
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  22 October 2013

Gene expression profiling and expanded immunohistochemistry tests to guide the use of adjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer management: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 44
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  3 October 2013

Aspirin for prophylactic use in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease and cancer: a systematic review and overview of reviews

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 43
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  30 September 2013

A systematic review of evidence on malignant spinal metastases: natural history and technologies for identifying patients at high risk of vertebral fracture and spinal cord compression

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 42
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  30 September 2013

Systematic review and meta-analysis of the growth and rupture rates of small abdominal aortic aneurysms: implications for surveillance intervals and their cost-effectiveness

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 41
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  27 September 2013

Rapid fetal fibronectin testing to predict preterm birth in women with symptoms of premature labour: a systematic review and cost analysis

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 40
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  25 September 2013

Cancer of Oesophagus or Gastricus - New Assessment of Technology of Endosonography (COGNATE): report of pragmatic randomised trial

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 39
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  16 September 2013

Beta-Agonist Lung injury TrIal-2 (BALTI-2): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial and economic evaluation of intravenous infusion of salbutamol versus placebo in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 38
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  16 September 2013

Systematic review and meta-analysis of the current evidence on the duration of protection by bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccination against tuberculosis

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 37
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  11 September 2013

Echocardiography in newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation patients: a systematic review and economic evaluation

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 36
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  29 August 2013

Screening for type 2 diabetes: a short report for the National Screening Committee

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 35
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  29 August 2013

Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of depth of anaesthesia monitoring (E-Entropy, Bispectral Index and Narcotrend): a systematic review and economic evaluation

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 34
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  28 August 2013

Cost-effectiveness of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) for aortic stenosis in patients who are high risk or contraindicated for surgery: a model-based economic evaluation

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 33
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  15 August 2013

Home telemonitoring or structured telephone support programmes after recent discharge in patients with heart failure: systematic review and economic evaluation

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 32
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  12 August 2013

Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of first-line chemotherapy for adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and economic evaluation

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 31
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  29 July 2013

Combined anticoagulation and antiplatelet therapy for high-risk patients with atrial fibrillation: a systematic review

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 30
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  28 July 2013

Systematic review of the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness, and economic evaluation, of denosumab for the treatment of bone metastases from solid tumours

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 29
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  28 July 2013

Birmingham and Lambeth Liver Evaluation Testing Strategies (BALLETS): a prospective cohort study

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 28
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  17 July 2013

A systematic review and economic evaluation of subcutaneous and sublingual allergen immunotherapy in adults and children with seasonal allergic rhinitis

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 27
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  4 July 2013

The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of acupressure for the control and management of chemotherapy-related acute and delayed nausea: Assessment of Nausea in Chemotherapy Research (ANCHoR), a randomised controlled trial

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 26
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  2 July 2013

AESOPS: a randomised controlled trial of the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of opportunistic screening and stepped care interventions for older hazardous alcohol users in primary care.

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 25
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  27 June 2013

Development and validation of a prognostic model to predict death in patients with traumatic bleeding, and evaluation of the effect of tranexamic acid on mortality according to baseline risk: a secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 24
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  21 June 2013

Risk Adjustment In Neurocritical care (RAIN) - prospective validation of risk prediction models for adult patients with acute traumatic brain injury to use to evaluate the optimum location and comparative costs of neurocritical care: a cohort study

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 23
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  21 June 2013

Clinical and economic evaluation of laparoscopic surgery compared with medical management for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: 5-year follow-up of multicentre randomised trial (the REFLUX trial)

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 22
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  10 June 2013

A cluster randomised controlled trial of a manualised cognitive behavioural anger management intervention delivered by supervised lay therapists to people with intellectual disabilities

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 21
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  28 May 2013

The diagnostic accuracy and cost-effectiveness of magnetic resonance spectroscopy and enhanced magnetic resonance imaging techniques in aiding the localisation of prostate abnormalities for biopsy: a systematic review and economic evaluation

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 20
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  29 May 2013

The diagnostic utility and cost-effectiveness of selective nerve root blocks in patients considered for lumbar decompression surgery: a systematic review and economic model

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 19
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  21 May 2013

Exercise for depression in care home residents: a randomised controlled trial with cost-effectiveness analysis (OPERA)

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 18
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  2 May 2013

A systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis of specialist services and adrenaline auto-injectors in anaphylaxis

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 17
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  30 April 2013

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound using SonoVue® (sulphur hexafluoride microbubbles) compared with contrast-enhanced computed tomography and contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging for the characterisation of focal liver lesions and detection of liver metastases: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 16
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  30 April 2013

Randomised Assessment of Treatment using Panel Assay of Cardiac markers - Contemporary Biomarker Evaluation (RATPAC CBE)

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 15
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  23 April 2013

The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of cetuximab (mono- or combination chemotherapy), bevacizumab (combination with non-oxaliplatin chemotherapy) and panitumumab (monotherapy) for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer after first-line chemotherapy (review of technology appraisal No. 150 and part review of technology appraisal No. 118): a systematic review and economic model

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 14
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  9 April 2013

Systematic review of the psychological consequences of false-positive screening mammograms

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 13
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  9 April 2013

Positron emission tomography/computerised tomography imaging in detecting and managing recurrent cervical cancer: systematic review of evidence, elicitation of subjective probabilities and economic modelling

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 12
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  9 April 2013

Evaluation of mammographic surveillance services inwomen aged 40-49 years with a moderate family history of breast cancer: a single-arm cohort study

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 11
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  19 March 2013

The CRASH-2 trial: a randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of the effects of tranexamic acid on death, vascular occlusive events and transfusion requirement in bleeding trauma patients

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 10
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  19 March 2013

A systematic review and economic evaluation of new-generation computed tomography scanners for imaging in coronary artery disease and congenital heart disease: Somatom Definition Flash, Aquilion ONE, Brilliance iCT and Discovery CT750 HD

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 9
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  12 March 2013

Adjunctive colposcopy technologies for examination of the uterine cervix - DySIS, LuViva Advanced Cervical Scan and Niris Imaging System: a systematic review and economic evaluation

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 8
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  12 March 2013

Study of the use of antidepressants for depression in dementia: the HTA -SADD trial - a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of sertraline and mirtazapine

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 7
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  5 March 2013

Clinical effectiveness of first-line chemoradiation for adult patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 6
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  20 February 2013

Development of DEMQOL-U and DEMQOL-PROXY-U: generation of preference-based indices from DEMQOL and DEMQOL-PROXY for use in economic evaluation

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 5
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  20 February 2013

Management of Asthma in School age Children On Therapy (MASCOT): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel study of efficacy and safety

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 4
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  12 February 2013

Development and validation of a risk model for identification of non-neutropenic, critically ill adult patients at high risk of invasive Candida infection: the Fungal Infection Risk Evaluation (FIRE) Study

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 3
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  6 February 2013

A pragmatic randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of 'PhysioDirect' telephone assessment and advice services for physiotherapy

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 2
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  30 January 2013

Systematic review, meta-analysis and economic modelling of diagnostic strategies for suspected acute coronary syndrome

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  Health Technology Assessment Volume: 17, Issue: 1
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  23 January 2013