Limits to rationality: Economics, economists and priority setting

Health Policy

Volumn 49, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 13-26

  Robinson, Ray ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic evaluation; Health care; Priority setting; QALYs

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; REVIEW; THEORY;

EID: 0032744303     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8510(99)00040-8     Document Type: Article

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