A Bayesian approach to stochastic cost-effectiveness analysis

Health Economics

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 257-261

  Briggs, Andrew H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian decision theory; Cost effectiveness analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BAYES THEOREM; CLINICAL TRIALS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS;

EID: 0032925086     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1050(199905)8:3<257::AID-HEC427>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Article

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