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A new outcome measure for cost−utility analyses of screening programs

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Moreno-Ternero, Juan [UCL] Herrero, Carmen []

We show that, under some plausible assumptions, the gain in QALYs a screening program offers is a positive linear transformation of the program’s sensitivity level. This result simplifies considerably the cost−utility analysis of mutually exclusive screening programs.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article)
Access type Accès libre
Publication date 2005
Language Anglais
Journal information "Economics Bulletin" - Vol. 9, no. 7, p. 1-8 (2005)
Peer reviewed yes
issn 1545-2921
Publication status Publié
Affiliations UCL - EUEN/CORE - Center for operations research and econometrics
Universidad de Alicante IVIE
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Bibliographic reference Moreno-Ternero, Juan ; Herrero, Carmen. A new outcome measure for cost−utility analyses of screening programs. In: Economics Bulletin, Vol. 9, no. 7, p. 1-8 (2005)
Permanent URL http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/23679