Cost-Effectiveness: How Should It Be Determined?.

Beaves, Robert G.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1988

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Cost-Effectiveness: How Should It Be Determined?

Beaves, Robert G.; And Others

Evaluation and the Health Professions, v11 n2 p213-30 Jun 1988

Three commonly used indices of cost-effectiveness are compared for their usefulness to health care professionals. The methods are the cost-benefit ratio, the cost-effectiveness ratio, and the net benefit methods. The net benefit is considered the preferred index of cost-effectiveness. (TJH)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Evaluation Methods, Medical Care Evaluation

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Language: English

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