Identification of treatment effects in health economics

Health Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1127-1131

  Jones, Andrew M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CHILD WELFARE; EDITORIAL; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; MATHEMATICAL VARIABLE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 35948933866     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1302     Document Type: Editorial

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