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• This research study involved the use of extensive secondary sources; directories; databases such as Hoovers, Bloomberg Business, Factiva, and Avention; white papers; annual reports; company house documents; and SEC filings of companies. Societies and organizations such as the WHO and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention( CDC) were also taken into consideration while estimating the market size of the global digital X-ray market.
• Secondary research was mainly used to identify and collect information useful for this extensive, technical, marketoriented, and commercial study of the global digital X-ray market. It was also used to obtain key information about major players, market classification, and segmentation according to industry trends, regional markets, and developments related to market and technology perspectives. Primary sources are mainly several industry experts from core and related industries, preferred suppliers, technology developers, and organizations related to all segments of this industry’ s value chain. In-depth interviews were conducted with various primary respondents, including key industry participants, subject-matter experts( SMEs), C-level executives of key market players, and industry consultants, to obtain and verify critical qualitative and quantitative information and to assess future prospects. The following figure shows the market research methodology applied in making this report.
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• In the secondary research process, various secondary sources were referred to for identifying and collecting
• information useful for this study. The secondary sources include annual reports, press releases, investor presentations of companies, white papers, healthcare journals, certified publications, articles from recognized authors, gold standard and silver standard websites, directories, and databases.
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