title: The critical role of population-based epidemiology in cost-effectiveness research.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hopsital Boston and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA02115, USA. steven-joffe@dfci.harvard.edu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Joffe
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Lieu
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Escobar
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D016208:Databases, Factual; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D018357:Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control