title: Services for thalassaemia as a model for cost-benefit analysis of genetics services.
abstract: Economic appraisal of genetics services is usually limited to consideration of financial costs and benefits, but this can generate misunderstandings about the aims of these services. We propose a general framework for economic analysis that includes non-financial costs and benefits, and the concept of genetic fitness.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, UCMSM, University College, London, UK.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Modell
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kuliev
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D005817:Genetic Counseling; D005820:Genetic Testing / Q000191:economics*; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017059:Models, Econometric; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000191:economics* / Q000235:genetics / Q000517:prevention & control; D006113:United Kingdom; D014944:World Health Organization