Editorial Commentary: Cost-Effectiveness of Orthopaedic Procedures: "A Nickel Ain't Worth a Dime Anymore" - Yogi Berra.
Although cost-effectiveness research has assumed a critical role in decision making in medicine, it, by definition, must be derived from solid, germane, reproducible data. The absence of such high-quality data tends to induce compromises in analysis that may degrade a scientific article's seemingly intuitive message.
Boston, Massachusetts.
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D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003657:Decision Making; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000191:economics