The cost-effectiveness of public health interventions

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 37-45

  Owen, Lesley ^a   Morgan, Antony ^a   Fischer, Alastair ^a,b   Ellis, Simon ^a   Hoy, Andrew ^a   Kelly, Michael P ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

economics; public health; research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENGLAND; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84857529557     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdr075     Document Type: Article

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