Portfolio evaluation of health programs: A reply to Sendi et al.

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1849-1851

  Bridges, John F P ^a   Terris, Darcey D ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness analysis; Portfolio; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE;

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; POPULATION RESEARCH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT SURVEY; THEORY;

EID: 1542328818     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.01.002     Document Type: Note

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