Newsletter of the Finnish Offi Ce for Health Technology Assessment 2 2005 International Evaluation Guides the Growth of Finohta >> Page 4
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Health technology assessment in Finland.
Since the 1990s, health policy makers in Finland have been supportive of evidence-based medicine and approaches to implement its results. The Finnish Office for Health Technology Assessment (Finohta) has grown from a small start in 1995 to a medium-sized health technology assessment (HTA) agency, with special responsibility in providing assessments to underpin national policies in screening. Ex...
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