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A note on cost‐value analysis
Author(s) -
Østerdal Lars Peter
Publication year - 2003
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.719
Subject(s) - value (mathematics) , resource allocation , health care , health economics , actuarial science , public economics , health care rationing , economics , operations research , mathematics , economic growth , statistics , management
We discuss ‘cost‐value analysis’, a method for health care resource allocation suggested by Nord et al . (Nord E et al . Incorporating societal concerns for fairness in numerical valuations of health programmes. Health Econ 1999; 8 : 25–39). Some difficulties and issues for future research are pointed out. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.