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SURROGATE, FRIEND OR FOE? THE NEED FOR CASE STUDIES OF THE USE OF SURROGATE OUTCOMES IN COST‐EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSES
Author(s) -
Ciani O.,
Taylor R. S.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
health economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.55
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1099-1050
pISSN - 1057-9230
DOI - 10.1002/hec.2826
Subject(s) - surrogate endpoint , surrogate model , quality adjusted life year , cost effectiveness , medicine , risk analysis (engineering) , computer science , machine learning , pathology
SUMMARY We comment on a recent article by Hawkins et al . presenting different analytic approaches for the inclusion of surrogate and final outcomes in cost‐effectiveness analyses. This methodological case study provides a timely and valuable contribution to build on the debate about the use of evidence based on surrogate outcomes in health technology assessment. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.