Capturing the value of complementary and alternative medicine: Including patient preferences in economic evaluation

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 47-51

  Hollinghurst, S ^a   Shaw, A ^a   Thompson, E A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic evaluation; Integrated healthcare; Patient preferences; Process utility; Qualitative methods; Stated preference discrete choice modelling; Value

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 40649118246     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2007.10.001     Document Type: Article

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