On survival consumption costs - A reply to Nyman

Health Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 293-297

  Lundin, Douglas ^a   Ramsberg, Joakim ^a  

^a Pharmaceutical Benefits Board   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BUDGET; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; SOCIAL WELFARE; SURVIVAL;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; SURVIVORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39449107485     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1290     Document Type: Note

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