Outcome measurement in economic evaluations of public health interventions: A role for the capability approach?

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 2274-2289

  Lorgelly, Paula K ^a   Lawson, Kenny D ^b   Fenwick, Elisabeth A L ^b   Briggs, Andrew H ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capability approach; Economic evaluation; Outcome measures; Public health

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; REVIEW; ECONOMICS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE;

EID: 77954797984     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph7052274     Document Type: Review

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