Economic evaluation: A useful research method

Economic evaluation: a useful research method.

The potential-method--an economic evaluation tool.

INTRODUCTION Measuring the effect of safety and health on production is a difficult value to gauge. METHOD This article introduces the Potential, which is an instrument for economic analysis that incorporates different changes in conditions. RESULTS While there are a number of problems associated with methods to determine these calculations, this method is a good indicator of the effects of...

Economic evaluation in stroke research : a systematic review.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The purpose of this review is to provide insight into the quality of economic evaluation in the field of cerebrovascular diseases (CVD) on the basis of a systematic analysis. METHODS A literature search was performed using several sources. Trial-based full economic evaluation studies, were included in this review. The quality of the studies was independently assessed by...

Approach to economic evaluation in primary care: review of a useful tool for primary care reform.

OBJECTIVE To present an overview of the methods of economic evaluation in health care, using examples of studies applicable to primary care. SOURCES OF INFORMATION The main concepts discussed in this article were derived from expert opinion and substantiated with well respected textbooks and comprehensive Canadian guidelines. Examples of cost-effectiveness estimates were taken from the publis...

Endomyocardial Biopsy: A Clinical Research Tool and a Useful Diagnostic Method

The routine indication of endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) in myocarditis has long been a matter of debate [1]. Although always claimed as the ultimate diagnostic tool for myocarditis, its low sensitivity, low availability, high cost, and the inherent risks of an invasive procedure have led many physicians to avoid performing it. Yet, at present EMB continues to be the “gold standard” for the diagno...