Open AccessA cost-benefit analysis of a cardiovascular disease prevention trial, using folate supplementation as an example.
Author(s) -
John Hornberger
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.88.1.61
Subject(s) - medicine , clinical trial , stroke (engine) , disease , placebo , cost–benefit analysis , sample size determination , cost effectiveness , quality adjusted life year , intensive care medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , risk analysis (engineering) , statistics , mechanical engineering , ecology , mathematics , engineering , biology
This study illustrates a cost-benefit analysis of clinical trial design, using as an example a trial of folate supplementation to prevent cardiovascular disease.