HEALTH ECONOMICS AS AN ASPECT OF HEALTH OUTCOME - BASIC PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATION IN RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS

Authors
LAMBERT CM HURST NP
Citation
Cm. Lambert et Np. Hurst, HEALTH ECONOMICS AS AN ASPECT OF HEALTH OUTCOME - BASIC PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATION IN RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS, British journal of rheumatology, 34(8), 1995, pp. 774-780
Citations number
49
Categorie Soggetti
Rheumatology
Journal title
British journal of rheumatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
02637103
Volume
34
Issue
8
Year of publication
1995
Pages
774 - 780
Database
ISI
SICI code
0263-7103(1995)34:8<774:HEAAAO>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Health economic evaluation comprises the systematic appraisal of the c osts, the benefits and the relative economic efficiency of different m edical interventions. The first section of this paper outlines the tec hniques of economic analysis and how they relate to the efficient use of health resources. This is followed by a review of the health econom ics of rheumatoid arthritis as a model for the wider application of he alth economics in the field of rheumatology.