Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ649851
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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Ethical Issues in Cost-Effectiveness Analysis.
Pinkerton, Steven D.; Johnson-Masotti, Ana P.; Derse, Arthur; Layde, Peter M.
Evaluation and Program Planning, v25 n1 p71-83 Feb 2002
Reviews the philosophical and theoretical foundations of cost-effectiveness analysis and describes some of the ethical assumptions and implications that are embedded in, and result from, the use of this economic analysis technique. Considers how the social and political contexts of health-related decisions affects the usefulness of the results from cost-effectiveness analysis. (Author/SLD)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Economic Factors, Ethics, Philosophy, Political Influences, Social Influences, Theories
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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