Health Economic Methods: Cost-Minimization, Cost-Effectiveness, Cost-Utility, and Cost-Benefit Evaluations

Critical Care Clinics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 11-24

  Higgins, Alisa M ^a   Harris, Anthony H ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Costs; Critical care; Economic evaluations

Indexed keywords

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HIDDEN MARKOV MODEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK;

COST CONTROL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRITICAL CARE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 82955189815     PISSN: 07490704     EISSN: 15578232     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2011.10.002     Document Type: Review

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