Budgetary policies and available actions: A generalisation of decision rules for allocation and research decisions

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 170-181

  McKenna, Claire ^a   Chalabi, Zaid ^b   Epstein, David ^a   Claxton, Karl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allocation decisions; Cost effectiveness analysis; Decision analysis; Research decisions; Stochastic mathematical programming

Indexed keywords

COST; DECISION ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; STOCHASTICITY;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BUDGET; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

BUDGETS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 77049105131     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2009.11.005     Document Type: Article

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