Systematic reviews of economic evaluations: Utility or futility?

Health Economics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 350-364

  Anderson, Rob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic evaluation; Economic studies; Evidence based policy; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 76149089524     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1486     Document Type: Review

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