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Economic evaluation

By Cairns , John; Fox-Rushby , Julia A

Book information

Publisher
McGraw-Hill/Open University Press
Year
2005
ISBN
9780335225064, 0-335-21847-4, 978-0-335-21847-9, 0335225063
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3184658 bytes)
Series
Understanding public health
Pages
253\264
Time added
2016-12-07 07:00:00
Medical economics.;Medical care;Evaluation.;BUSINE

Description

There are so many ways in which health might be improved today and, as technology improves, the opportunities will increase. However, there are limits to budgets as well as other resources so choices have to be made about what to spend money and time on. Economic evaluation can help set out the value of the costs and benefits from competing choices. Abstract: There are so many ways in which health might be improved today and, as technology improves, the opportunities will increase. Economic evaluation can help set out the value of the costs and benefits from competing choices. This book examines how to undertake economic evaluation of health care interventions in low, middle and high income countries. Read more...

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