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23 July 2025

R WE ready for reimbursement? A round up of developments in real-world evidence relating to health technology assessment: part 20

Abstract

In this update, we examine Canada’s Drug Agency position statement on artificial intelligence in evidence generation, a systematic review of clinical trial data linkage approaches, and real-world effectiveness evidence from England’s respiratory syncytial virus vaccination program.

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