Priority setting in practice: What is the best way to compare costs and benefits?

Health Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 467-478

  Wilson, Edward C F ^a   Peacock, Stuart J ^b,c   Ruta, Danny ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d Newcastle Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision analysis; Local level; Option appraisal; Priority setting; Programme budgeting and marginal analysis

Indexed keywords

BUDGET; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROGRAM; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

BUDGETS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS;

EID: 67149094824     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1380     Document Type: Review

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