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Review
. 2021 Oct;16(4):489-504.
doi: 10.1017/S1744133121000074. Epub 2021 Apr 12.

Organising Research and Development for evidence-informed health care: some universal characteristics and a case study from the UK

Anthony J Culyer  1 , Kalipso Chalkidou  1
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Review

Organising Research and Development for evidence-informed health care: some universal characteristics and a case study from the UK

Anthony J Culyer et al. Health Econ Policy Law. 2021 Oct.

Abstract

Research and Development (R&D) in health and health care has several intriguing characteristics which, separately and in combination, have significant implications for the ways in which it is organised, funded and managed. We review the characteristics, some of which apply under most circumstances and others of which may be context-specific, explore their implications for the organisation and management of health-related R&D, and illustrate the main features from the UK experience in the 1990s.

Keywords: Characteristics of health care R&D; R&D in UK; R&D in health care; public goods; supplier-induced demand.

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R&D funding streams in England 1994 (Culyer, 1994).
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