
The Third Volume In The Handbooks In Health Economic Evaluation Series, This Book Provides The Reader With A Comprehensive Set Of Instructions And Examples Of How To Perform An Economic Evaluation Of A Health Intervention. It Focuses Solely On Cost-effectiveness Analysis In Health Care. The Book Is Developed Out Of The Advanced Methods Of Cost-effectiveness Analysis Course Taught At The University Of Oxford And The Four Main Sections Mirror The Four Principal Components Of The Course: Outcomes, Costs, Modelling Using Decision Tress And Markov Models, And Presenting Cost-effectiveness Results. About The Series Series Editors Alastair Gray And Andrew Briggs Economic Evaluation Of Health Intervention Is A Growing Specialist Field, And This Series Of Practical Handbooks Tackles, In Depth, Topics Superficially Addressed In More General Economics Books. Each Volume Includes Illustrative Material, Case Histories And Worked Examples To Encourage The Reader To Apply The Methods Discussed, With Supporting Material Provided Online. The Series Is For Health Economists In Academia, The Pharmaceutical Industry And The Health Sector, Those On Advanced Health Economics Courses, And Health Researchers In Associated Fields.
This book investigates the methodological requirements for conducting rigorous cost-effectiveness analysis within the healthcare sector. The authors, all established experts from the University of Oxford, synthesize years of pedagogical experience into a structured framework for evaluating health interventions. By grounding their argument in practical application, they provide a systematic approach to measuring outcomes, calculating costs, and constructing complex decision models.
What You Will Find
Scope Limits
Experts identify this text as a foundational resource for health economists and researchers working in academic or pharmaceutical settings. Readers frequently note the technical density of the prose, which is designed specifically for those with a background in advanced health economics.
Page Count:
328
Publication Date:
2010-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10:
0191551686
ISBN-13:
9780191551680
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