Comparing top-down and bottom-up costing approaches for economic evaluation within social welfare

European Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 445-453

  Olsson, Tina M ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cost comparison; Cost measurement; Economic evaluation; Methodology; Social work

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PRICING; SOCIAL WELFARE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; SOCIAL WELFARE; SWEDEN;

EID: 80655148715     PISSN: 16187598     EISSN: 16187601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-010-0257-z     Document Type: Article

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