Clearing up the hazy road from bench to bedside: A framework for integrating the fourth hurdle into translational medicine

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>New products evolving from research and development can only be translated to medical practice on a large scale if they are reimbursed by third-party payers. Yet the decision processes regarding reimbursement are highly complex and i...

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Main Authors: John Jürgen H, Hartz Susanne C, Rogowski Wolf H
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-09-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/8/194