Designing and conducting cost-effectiveness analyses in medicine and health care
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TextPublication details: New York Jossey-Bass 2002Subject(s): LOC classification: - W 84.6 .M8 2002
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Outlines the theory and practice of cost-effectiveness and shows how to develop an original research question, retrieve data, design a decision analysis tree, calculate quality-adjusted life years, and test for error in analysis. Provides clear and detailed instruction and includes a review of the epidemiological and biostatistical skills to conduct cost-effectiveness analyses. Includes advanced topics for policymakers, community health experts, and preventive medicine residents who are interested in the field. Uses a worked example to walk the reader through the process of designing and conducting an analysis and provides links to all of the major Internet-accessible sources of government data.
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