Journal article
A Second-Order Simulation Model of the Cost-Effectiveness of Managing Dyspepsia in the United States
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The "gold-standard'' evidence of effectiveness for a clinical practice guideline is the randomized controlled trial (RCT), although RCTs have a limited ability to explore potential management strategies for a chronic disease where these interact over time. Modeling can be used to fill this gap, and models have become increasingly complex, with both dynamic sampling and representation of second-order uncertainty to provide more …
Authors
Barton PM; Moayyedi P; Talley NJ; Vakil NB; Delaney BC
Journal
Medical Decision Making, Vol. 28, No. 1, pp. 44–55
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
January 2008
DOI
10.1177/0272989x07309644
ISSN
0272-989X