Introduction to health economics and decision-making: Is economics relevant for the frontline clinician?

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 831-844

  Goeree, Ron ^a,b   Diaby, Vakaramoko ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical decision making; Decision making criteria; Economic evaluation; Health economics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EID: 84887171279     PISSN: 15216918     EISSN: 15321916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpg.2013.08.016     Document Type: Review

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