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. 2026 Jun 24;14(3):37. doi: 10.3390/jmahp14030037
Abbreviation Full Form
CADTH Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CENTRAL Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials
CHMP Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use
EBM Evidence-Based Medicine
EU-HTA European Health Technology Assessment
EUnetHTA European Network for Health Technology Assessment
GRADE Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation
HAS Haute Autorité de Santé
HTDs Health Technology Developers
IQWIG Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care
ITCs Indirect Treatment Comparisons
JCA Joint Clinical Assessment
JSC Joint Scientific Consultations
NICE National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
PBAC Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee
PICO Population, Intervention, Comparator, Outcome
PRISMA Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
RoB 1 Risk of Bias version 1 tool
RoB 2 Risk of Bias version 2 tool
SLRs Systematic Literature Reviews
WHO World Health Organization