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Do the equity-efficiency preferences of the Israeli Basket Committee match those of Israeli health policy makers?

BACKGROUND Prioritization of medical technologies requires a multi-dimensional view. Often, conflicting equity and efficiency criteria should be reconciled. The most dramatic manifestation of such conflict is in the prioritization of new medical technologies asking for public finance performed yearly by the Israeli Basket Committee. The aim of this paper is to compare the revealed preferences o...

Science Committee Summary 3-19-05 _Final_ .PDF

The Report of the Social Science Association Committee on Quarantine

Delta Dental Plans Association National Science Advisory Committee Report

Xylitol has most commonly been studied in chewing gum, with just a few studies looking at its action in toothpaste, mouthrinse, or tablets. Most of the studies have been done in children, with fewer studies in adults. Very little has been done to look at effects of xylitol in patients over 65 or root surfaces (Makinen, et.al 1995b). There is an abundance of available evidence on xylitol’s actio...

Report on a conference sponsored by the NATO SCIENCE COMMITTEE