Economic Evaluation of Environmental Health Interventions to Support Decision Making
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Economic Evaluation of Environmental Health Interventions to Support Decision Making
Environmental burden of disease represents one quarter of overall disease burden, hence necessitating greater attention from decision makers both inside and outside the health sector. Economic evaluation techniques such as cost-effectiveness analysis and cost-benefit analysis provide key information to health decision makers on the efficiency of environmental health interventions, assisting the...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Health Insights
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1178-6302,1178-6302
DOI: 10.4137/ehi.s1152