Development and validation of a grading system for the quality of cost-effectiveness studies.

CF, Chiou; JW, Hay; JF, Wallace; BS, Bloom; PJ, Neumann; SD, Sullivan; HT, Yu; EB, Keeler; JM, Henning; JJ, Ofman

doi:10.1097/00005650-200301000-00007

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Development and validation of a grading system for the quality of cost-effectiveness studies.

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Chiou CF

Hay JW

Wallace JF

Abstract

Purpose To provide a practical quantitative tool for appraising the quality of cost-effectiveness (CE) studies.Methods A committee comprising [corrected] of health economists selected a set of criteria for the instrument from an item pool. Data collected with a conjoint analysis survey on 120 intern...

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