title: Comparative assessment for medications and devices: apples and oranges?
authors.affiliation: University of Washington, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109-1024, USA. sramsey@fhcrc.org
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ramsey
mesh_terms: D057171:American Recovery and Reinvestment Act; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D057186:Comparative Effectiveness Research / Q000191:economics*; D018795:Device Approval / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D017277:Drug Approval / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D011057:Politics; D014481:United States