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Cost valuation in resource-poor settings

Hutton, Guy ; Baltussen, Rob

In: Health Policy and Planning, 2005, vol. 20, no. 4, p. 252-259

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    Titre
    • Cost valuation in resource-poor settings
    Auteur
    • Hutton, Guy. Swiss Centre for International Health, Swiss Tropical Institute, Basel, Switzerland
    • Baltussen, Rob. Institute of Medical Technology Assessment (iMTA), Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands and
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Anglais
    Publié dans
    • Health Policy and Planning, 2005, vol. 20, no. 4, p. 252-259. Oxford University Press
    Autre version électronique
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:290935
    Summary
    Methods of cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) have largely been developed for application in Western country settings. Little attention has been paid to the methodological issues in cost valuation in resource-poor settings, where failing exchange rates and severe market distortions require further clarifications of appropriate valuation methods. This paper links insights from social cost-benefit analysis with the current CEA guidelines to develop a more apt approach to cost valuation in resource-poor settings