On parametric confidence intervals for the cost-effectiveness ratio

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 283-296

  Gardiner, Joseph C ^a   Huebner, Marianne ^b   Jetton, James ^a   Bradley, Cathy J ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bivariate normal distribution; Cost effectiveness analysis

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ASYMPTOTIC DISTRIBUTIONS; BIVARIATE NORMAL DISTRIBUTIONS; BONFERRONI METHOD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST-EFFECTIVENESS RATIOS; INCREMENTAL COST; POINT ESTIMATE; SYMMETRICS; UNCERTAINTY;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035591434     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-4036(200106)43:3<283::AID-BIMJ283>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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