Bayesian methods in health economics
Health economics is concerned with the study of the cost-effectiveness of health care interventions. This book provides an overview of Bayesian methods for the analysis of health economic data. After an introduction to the basic economic concepts and methods of evaluation, it presents Bayesian stati...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Boca Raton, Fla. ; London :
Chapman & Hall/CRC
2013.
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
| Colección: | Chapman & Hall/CRC biostatistics series ;
53 Chapman & Hall/CRC Biostatistics Series |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009628467906719 |
| Sumario: | Health economics is concerned with the study of the cost-effectiveness of health care interventions. This book provides an overview of Bayesian methods for the analysis of health economic data. After an introduction to the basic economic concepts and methods of evaluation, it presents Bayesian statistics using accessible mathematics. The next chapters describe the theory and practice of cost-effectiveness analysis from a statistical viewpoint, and Bayesian computation, notably MCMC. The final chapter presents three detailed case studies covering cost-effectiveness analyses using individual |
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| Notas: | A Chapman & Hall book. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (242 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781040064887 9780429111396 9781439895566 |
