Optimal healthcare decisions: The importance of the covariates in cost-effectiveness analysis

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 218, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 512-522

  Moreno, Elías ^a   Giron F J ^b   Vazquez Polo F J ^c   Negrin M A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bayesian variable selection; Cost effectiveness analysis; Covariates; Net benefit; Subgroups

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN VARIABLE SELECTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COVARIATES; NET BENEFIT; SUBGROUPS;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; HEALTH CARE; OPTIMIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84855651120     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2011.10.030     Document Type: Article

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