Methods for systematic reviews of health economic evaluations: A systematic review, comparison, and synthesis of method literature

Medical Decision Making

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 826-840

  Mathes, Tim ^a   Walgenbach, Maren ^a   Antoine, Sunya Lee ^a   Pieper, Dawid ^a   Eikermann, Michaela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

cost analysis; costs; economic evaluations; methods; systematic reviews

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 84907675993     PISSN: 0272989X     EISSN: 1552681X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X14526470     Document Type: Review

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