Understanding Cost-effectiveness
- 1 March 1996
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Spine
- Vol. 21 (5), 646-650
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00007632-199603010-00022
Abstract
Although most people are familiar with the idea of cost-effectiveness, many wonder how--or whether--it should be applied to health care. This article discusses the concept of cost-effectiveness, techniques for measuring it, and the pitfalls and benefits of applying cost-effectiveness analysis to health care.Keywords
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