Journal article
The Negative Side of Cost-effectiveness Analysis-Reply
Abstract
In Reply. —Drs Stinnett and Mullahy provide a helpful illustration of the problems that occur when standard cost-effectiveness calculations lead to a negative C/E ratio. Negative ratios occur in a cost-effectiveness analysis when 1 of the 2 alternatives being compared dominates the other, ie, 1 of the alternatives is both less costly and more effective than the other. Trouble arises when part of the legitimate range of uncertainty about the …
Authors
Fryback DG; Siegel JE; Weinstein MC; Manning WG; Torrance GW; Russell LB; Patrick DL
Journal
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 277, No. 24, pp. 1933–1933
Publisher
American Medical Association (AMA)
Publication Date
June 25, 1997
DOI
10.1001/jama.1997.03540480033027
ISSN
0098-7484