Health technology assessment for resource allocation decisions: Are key principles relevant for Latin America?

A set of fifteen key principles (KP) has been recently proposed to guide decisions on the structure of HTA programs, the methods of HTA, the processes for conducting HTA and the use of HTA findings in decision-making. The objective of this research is to explore whether these KPs are relevant and useful in Latin America (LA), and to what extent they are being applied.A Web-based survey was sent to 11,792 HTA researchers and users in LA to...