Meta-Analysis, Decision Analysis, and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)

Meta-analysis, decision analysis, and cost-effectiveness analysis are the cornerstones of evidence-based medicine. These related quantitative methods have become essential tools in the formulation of clinical and public policy based on the synthesis of evidence. All three methods are taught with increasing frequency in medical schools and schools of public health and in health policy courses at the undergraduate and graduate level. This book is a lucid introduction, and will serve the needs of students taking introductory courses that cover these topics. It will also be useful to clinicians and policymakers who need to understand the quantitative underpinnings of the methods in order to best apply the information that derives from them. The second edition of this popular book adds new material on cumulative meta-analysis as a method to explore heterogeneity. The coverage of cost-effectiveness analysis has been brought into close alignment with recommendations of the U.S. Public Health Panel on Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Health and Medicine. Many of the examples have been replaced with more current examples, and all of the material has been updated to reflect recent advances in the methods and the emergence of consensus about some previously controversial issues. analysis. These three closely related methods have become even more important for synthesizing research since the first edition was published in 1994. And they have gained legitimacy as tools for guiding health policy. In the Second Edition, Petitti has added new material on cumlative meta-analysis and the exploration of heterogeneity, incorporated recommendations for standardizing the conduct of cost-effectiveness analysis, and updated the rest of the text.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Monographs in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 31
Release date:	November 1999
First published:	October 1999
Authors:	Diana B. Petitti (Director, Research and Evaluation)
Dimensions:	242 x 162 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	318
Edition:	2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-513364-6
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > Epidemiology & medical statistics Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Management & management techniques > Management decision making > General
LSN:	0-19-513364-1
Barcode:	9780195133646

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!