Is Regret Theory an alternative basis for estimating the value of healthcare interventions?

Health Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 105-115

  Smith, Richard David ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Economic evaluation; Outcomes; Regret

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EVALUATION AND FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NONHUMAN; THEORY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029942040     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-8510(96)00824-X     Document Type: Article

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