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• Is the Rand/UCLA appropriateness method self-contained and complete?

  Although the manual is self-contained and complete, the authors do not recommend that those unfamiliar with the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method independently conduct an appropriateness study; instead, they suggest "seeing one" before "doing one." To this end, contact information is provided to assist potential users of the method.

• What is randrand research?

  RAND research is conducted by three divisions that address social and economic policy issues, four federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs), and by RAND's wholly owned subsidiaries, RAND Europe and RAND Australia.

• Who are the authors of the Rand/UCLA appropriateness method?

  The RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method User’s Manual Kathryn Fitch Steven J. Bernstein María Dolores Aguilar Bernard Burnand Juan Ramón LaCalle Pablo Lázaro Mirjam van het Loo Joseph McDonnell John Paul Vader James P. Kahan REuropeRHealth The research described in this report was prepared for Directorate General XII, European Commission.

• What does Rand/UCLA stand for?

  In collaboration with clinicians at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), RAND Heath staff developed the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method to synthesize the scientific literature and expert opinion on health care topics.

• What is the Rand annotated bibliography?

  Annotated bibliography (through 1999) which gives an overview of articles published or brought to attention that are directly or indirectly related to the RAND Appropriateness Method for measuring the appropriateness of medical care.

• What is the difference between randrand health and RAND Europe?

  RAND Health is the health policy unit of RAND. For further information about RAND Health, contact its director, Robert H. Brook. RAND Europe is the European operating unit of RAND.