The methodology of cost-effectiveness analysis: Avoiding common pitfalls

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 166, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 636-639

  Elliott, Susan L ^a,c   Harris, Anthony H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; METHODOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0030925248     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1997.tb123299.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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