Application of economic principles in healthcare priority setting

Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 275-284

  Bate, Angela ^a   Mitton, Craig ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health economics; Marginal analysis; Priority setting; Program budgeting

Indexed keywords

BUDGET; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW;

EID: 33745598804     PISSN: 14737167     EISSN: 17448379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737167.6.3.275     Document Type: Review

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