On the possibility of a bridge between CBA and CEA: Comments on a paper by Dolan and Edlin

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 887-898

  Hansen, B O ^a   Hougaard, J L ^b   Keiding, H ^b   Osterdal L P ^b  

^a DK 2000 ^*  (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aggregation of preferences; Cost benefit analysis; Cost effectiveness analysis; I10; Quality adjusted life years

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS;

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; QUALITY OF LIFE; THEORETICAL STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4444294804     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2003.10.002     Document Type: Note

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