Multi-criteria decision analysis for setting priorities on HIV/AIDS interventions in Thailand

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 10, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Youngkong, Sitaporn ^a,b   Teerawattananon, Yot ^a   Tantivess, Sripen ^a   Baltussen, Rob ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Discrete choice experiment; Hiv aids interventions; Multi criteria decision analysis; Priority setting

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; JUVENILE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MULTI CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS; POLICY; POPULATION; PROSTITUTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; THAILAND; CLASSIFICATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MALE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; THAILAND;

EID: 84857002811     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4505-10-6     Document Type: Article

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