A study on confidence intervals for incremental cost-effectiveness ratios

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 505-514

  Wang, Hongkun ^a   Zhao, Hongwei ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bootstrap confidence interval; Coverage probability; Fieller's theorem; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING; SAMPLING;

BOOTSTRAP CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; COST-EFFECTIVENESS RATIOS; COVERAGE PROBABILITIES; FIELLER'S THEOREM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH POLICY; INCREMENTAL COST; POLICY AND ECONOMICS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

COST EFFECTIVENESS;

EID: 54349118872     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: 15214036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bimj.200810439     Document Type: Article

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