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Guide to the Technology Appraisal Process - Draft for consultation

This document sets out the process, including approximate timescales, that the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (the Institute) follows in undertaking technology appraisals.

Guide to the Technology Appraisal Process - Draft for consultation 4 August 2003 (200.8Kb 01min 10sec @ 28.8Kbps)

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