| Description |
445 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Oxford medical publications |
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Oxford medical publications.
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| Contents |
1. Introduction to economic evaluation -- 2. Making decisions in health care -- 3. Critical assessment of economic evaluation -- 4. Principles of economic evaluation -- 5. Measuring and valuing effects: health gain -- 6. Measuring and valuing effects: consumption benefits of health care -- 7. Cost analysis -- 8. Using clinical studies as vehicles for economic evaluation -- 9. Economic evaluation using decision-analytic modelling -- 10. Identifying, synthesizing, and analysing evidence for economic evaluation -- 11. Characterizing, reporting, and interpreting uncertainty -- 12. How to take matters further |
| Summary |
“The purpose of economic evaluation is to inform decisions intended to improve healthcare.” “The book analyses the methodological and policy challenges that face health systems in seeking to allocate resources efficiently and fairly.”--Back cover |
| Notes |
Previous edition: 2005 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
Medical care -- Cost effectiveness.
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Medical care -- Costs and Cost Analysis
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Medical care, Cost of -- Evluation
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Medical care, Cost of -- Evaluation.
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Medical economics.
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| Reading List |
HSH719 prescribed text 2024
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HSH764 recommended text 2024
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| Author |
Claxton, Karl, author
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Sculpher, Mark J., author
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Stoddart, G. L., author
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Torrance, George W., author
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| LC no. |
2015938217 |
| ISBN |
0199665877 (hardback) |
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0199665885 |
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9780199665877 (hardback) |
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9780199665884 (paperback) |
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