The Anatomy of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

R.D. Peterson
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R.D. Peterson: Colorado State University

Evaluation Review, 1986, vol. 10, issue 1, 29-44

Abstract: Ten steps are identified and explained to assist the performance of a cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) study. The article is presentedfrom the standpoint of an important social problem that can be elucidated by the CEA procedure. The ten steps outlined generally follow the scientific method, beginning with stating the problem and defining objectives, continuing through identifying alternatives, establishing measures of effectiveness, and formulating and testing a model program. A discussion of selecting alternatives based on different approaches used to conduct the CEA evaluation itself concludes the article.

Date: 1986
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DOI: 10.1177/0193841X8601000102

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