Complexity and reflexivity: Two important issues for economic evaluation in health care

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1754-1765

  Lessard, Chantale ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Complexity theory; Economic evaluation in health care; Health economics; Reflexivity

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EXPERT SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE;

ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL ASPECT;

DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ECONOMICS, MEDICAL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS;

EID: 33947237735     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.12.006     Document Type: Article

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