Title |
Growth and Quality of the Cost–Utility Literature, 1976–2001
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Published in |
Value in Health (Elsevier Science), January 2005
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DOI | 10.1111/j.1524-4733.2005.04010.x |
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Authors |
Peter J. Neumann, Dan Greenberg, Natalia V. Olchanski, Patricia W. Stone, Allison B. Rosen |
Abstract |
Cost-utility analyses (CUAs) have become increasingly popular, although questions persist about their comparability and credibility. Our objectives were to: 1) describe the growth and characteristics of CUAs published in the peer-reviewed literature through 2001; 2) investigate whether CUA quality has improved over time; 3) examine whether quality varies by the experience of journals in publishing CUAs, or the source of external funding for study investigators; and 4) examine changes in practices in US-based studies following recommendations of the US Panel on Cost-Effectiveness in Health and Medicine (USPCEHM). This study updates and expands our previous work, which examined CUAs through 1997. |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
United Kingdom | 3 | 4% |
United States | 1 | 1% |
Unknown | 69 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 15 | 21% |
Researcher | 14 | 19% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 10% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 8% |
Professor | 4 | 5% |
Other | 10 | 14% |
Unknown | 17 | 23% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 21 | 29% |
Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 10 | 14% |
Social Sciences | 6 | 8% |
Engineering | 3 | 4% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 3% |
Other | 5 | 7% |
Unknown | 26 | 36% |