title: Interpreting reported health-care costs.
abstract: This short paper describes the different categories of health-care costs and methodological considerations in cost measurement. It provides simple advice on avoiding some of the common pitfalls in cost interpretation and should help readers in assessing the usefulness of reported costs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Management, University of St Andrews, Fife.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Neilson
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Davies
mesh_terms: D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D017048:Health Care Costs; D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000191:economics; D005102:Health Expenditures; D013222:State Medicine / Q000191:economics; D006113:United Kingdom