title: Developments in Impact Assessment of New Diagnostic Algorithms for Tuberculosis Control.
abstract: A modified presentation of the impact assessment framework is proposed that improves accessibility while continuing to provide a checklist of the evidence needed to support policy decisions on the implementation of new tools for the diagnosis of tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Sciences and Centre for Applied Health Research and Delivery.
authors.forename: Ivor
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Langley
authors.affiliation: Clinical Sciences and Centre for Applied Health Research and Delivery.
authors.forename: S Bertel
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Squire
authors.affiliation: Clinical Sciences, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.
authors.forename: Russell
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dacombe
authors.affiliation: Warwick Medical School and Centre for Applied Health Research and Delivery, University of Warwick, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Madan
authors.affiliation: Rede-TB, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.
authors.forename: Jose Roberto
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Lapa e Silva
authors.affiliation: Programa Nacional de Tuberculose-Ministério da Saúde, Brazilia.
authors.forename: Draurio
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Barreira
authors.affiliation: Rede-TB, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Galliez
authors.affiliation: Rede-TB, Center for Technological Development in Health-Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Martha Maria
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.affiliation: International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Paula I
authors.initials: PI
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
authors.affiliation: Rede-TB, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.
authors.forename: Afrânio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kritski
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D062489:Health Impact Assessment / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D014944:World Health Organization
keywords: diagnostics; impact assessment; modeling; tuberculosis