Abstract：
:Clinical journals often publish economic evaluation studies of health technologies and programs. To improve the peer review process and, hence, the quality and validity of published studies, the British Medical Journal (BMJ) established publication guidelines for the publication of economic evaluations aimed at authors, reviewers and editors. The present article analyzes the opportunity of adopting the BMJ's or similar guidelines by Medicina Clínica and the probable effectiveness of this measure. The article concludes that although this initiative would probably improve the review process and the quality of the papers published, it might be worthwhile to review, up-date and adapt the BMJ guidelines to the Spanish context by means of a consensus-forming process. Finally, this article discusses the limitations of the peer review process in improving the quality and validity of economic evaluations and suggests some complementary measures, drawing on lessons and experiences from the field of clinical research.
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Med Clin (Barc)journal_title
Medicina clinicaauthors
Rovira-Forns J,Antoñanzas-Villar Fdoi
10.1016/s0025-7753(05)72212-0keywords:
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2005-12-01 00:00:00pages
61-71eissn
0025-7753issn
1578-8989pii
13083732journal_volume
125 Suppl 1pub_type
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