Elementary Economic Evaluation in Health Care

There is a growing reliance on all health care workers to understand and practice economic evaluation. This comprehensive book written in jargon-free language provides a basic introduction to the subject. It succeeds in explaining both the principles of economic evaluation and how to use them. The second edition has been revised throughout and now includes a chapter on decision making, which explains the tools of systematic reviewing so bringing the book right up to date.

Tom Jefferson is the author of Elementary Economic Evaluation in Health Care, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley.

Vittorio Demicheli is the author of Elementary Economic Evaluation in Health Care, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley.

Miranda Mugford is the author of Elementary Economic Evaluation in Health Care, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley.

About health economics
Equity
The importance of economic evaluation
Economic logic - resources, margin, and opportunity cost
Economic logic and medical ethics
The expansion and evolution of health economics
Suggested reading
The basis of economic evaluation
Methods of economic evaluation
Suggested reading
Cost-of-illnes studies (coi)
Scenario for cost-of-illness study
Conclusion
Areas of controversy
Suggested reading
Cost-minimisation analysis (cma)
Scenario for cost-minimisation analysis
Areas of controversy
Footnote
Suggested reading
Cost-effectiveness analysis (cea)
Scenario for cost-effectiveness analysis
Areas of controversy
Suggested reading
Cost-utility analysis (cua)
Scenario for cost-utility analysis
Areas of controversy
Suggested reading
Cost-benefit analysis (cba)
Scenario for cost-benefit analysis
Areas of controversy
Suggested reading
Current issues
Economic evaluation and clinical trials
Uses of economic literature
Secondary economic evaluations
Quality and peer review of economic submissions
Bmj referees' checklist
Interest groups
Health economists' study group (hesg)
Suggested reading
Recommended reviews
Costing methodology for any type of economic evaluation
Economic logic applied to management of health services - forms of economic appraisal
An introduction to health care decision analysis
Glossary
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Elementary Economic Evaluation in Health Care

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