Is economic evaluation in touch with society's health values?

British Medical Journal

Volumn 329, Issue 7476, 2004, Pages 1233-1236

  Coast, Joanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; REVIEW; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 9244237008     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.329.7476.1233     Document Type: Review

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