Health economics of contraception.
Health economic analyses evaluate interventions from the standpoint of effectiveness and cost, important considerations in today's healthcare environment. Use of analytic cost-effectiveness approaches allows decision-makers to evaluate interventions in a more rational manner. With the use of sensitivity techniques, various scenarios can be evaluated, particularly as they relate to questions that have significant uncertainty. To date, there has been limited application of these methods to the area of contraception.
Burkman
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. rtb@bhs.org
Sonnenberg
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003267:Contraception / Q000191:economics*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male