The use of cost per life year gained as a measurement of cost-effectiveness in Spain: a systematic review of recent publications

José Rodríguez Barrios, Ferran Pérez Alcántara (), Carlos Crespo Palomo, Paloma González García, Enrique Antón De Las Heras and Max Brosa Riestra

The European Journal of Health Economics, 2012, vol. 13, issue 6, 723-740

Abstract: There is an increasing interest for economic health care evaluations in Spain, and the quality of the studies is also improving. Although a commonly accepted threshold exists, further information is needed for decision-making as well as to identify the relationship between the costs per LYG and per QALY gained. Copyright Springer-Verlag 2012

Keywords: Life year gained; Quality adjusted life year; Economic evaluation; Threshold; Spain; I18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1007/s10198-011-0326-y

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