A guide to cost-effectiveness acceptability curves

Use of cost-effectiveness acceptability curves, as a method for summarising information on uncertainty cost-effectiveness, has become widespread within applied studies. This includes several studies in the mental health field. This editorial uses examples from recent papers to illustrate how cost ef...

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Veröffentlicht in:	British journal of psychiatry 2005-08, Vol.187 (2), p.106-108
Hauptverfasser:	Fenwick, Elisabeth, Byford, Sarah
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acceptability Behavior modification Cost analysis Cost control Cost effectiveness Cost-Benefit Analysis Curves Decision Making Editorials Health care policy Intervention Mental health Models, Econometric Psychiatry Uncertainty
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Zusammenfassung:	Use of cost-effectiveness acceptability curves, as a method for summarising information on uncertainty cost-effectiveness, has become widespread within applied studies. This includes several studies in the mental health field. This editorial uses examples from recent papers to illustrate how cost effectiveness acceptability curves are constructed, what they represent and how they should be interpreted.
ISSN:	0007-1250 1472-1465
DOI:	10.1192/bjp.187.2.106