What is the value of medicines? - Steven Simoens

KORTE INHOUD

Economic evaluations assessing the value of medicines are regularly published. For readers who are not health economists, it is not easy to understand the specialized jargon used in such economic evaluations and to make up their mind about the value of medicines in their specific decision-making context.

The aims of this book are to introduce the reader to the science underlying the economic evaluation of medicines and to present empirical evidence about the value of medicines. This book serves as a resource for readers who want a succinct overview of the methodology and use of economic evaluation of medicines.

Particular attention is paid to defi ning the fundamental principles and terms that are relevant to economic evaluation. The book also illustrates the use of economic evaluation in practice for decision-making purposes.

The use of economic evaluation to quantify the value of medicines fits within an overall trend towards evidence-based decision making in health care. Therefore, this book reports and appra...
2010Taal: Engelszie alle details...

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2010Uitgever: Acco104 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 9033480573ISBN-13: 9789033480577

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