Determining the cost effectiveness of a smoke alarm give-away program using data from a randomized controlled trial

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 448-453

  Ginnelly, Laura ^a   Sculpher, Mark ^a   Bojke, Chris ^a   Roberts, Ian ^b   Wade, Angie ^c   Diguseppi, Carolyn ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster randomized trial; Cost effectiveness analysis; Smoke alarm give away program

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FIRE PROTECTION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENGLAND; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; MORTALITY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SMOKE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 26844496308     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cki146     Document Type: Article

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