Using Economic Evidence to Set Healthcare Priorities in Low-Income and Lower-Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review of Methodological Frameworks

Health Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 25, Issue , 2016, Pages 140-161

  Wiseman, Virginia ^a,b   Mitton, Craig ^c   Doyle Waters, Mary M ^c   Drake, Tom ^d,e   Conteh, Lesong ^f   Newall, Anthony T ^a   Onwujekwe, Obinna ^g   Jan, Stephen ^h,i  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^f IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

ⁱ GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

developing countries; economic evaluation; low income and lower middle income countries; priority setting

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISABILITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; LOW INCOME COUNTRY; LOWER MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS;

EID: 84957109028     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.3299     Document Type: Review

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