Bayesian methods in health economics:

Health economics is concerned with the study of the cost-effectiveness of health care interventions. This book provides an overview of Bayesian methods for the analysis of health economic data. After an introduction to the basic economic concepts and methods of evaluation, it presents Bayesian stati...

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Beteilige Person: Baio, Gian Luca (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Boca Raton, Fla. ; London Chapman & Hall/CRC 2013
Schriftenreihe:Chapman & Hall/CRC biostatistics series 53
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Links:https://learning.oreilly.com/library/view/-/9781439895566/?ar
Zusammenfassung:Health economics is concerned with the study of the cost-effectiveness of health care interventions. This book provides an overview of Bayesian methods for the analysis of health economic data. After an introduction to the basic economic concepts and methods of evaluation, it presents Bayesian statistics using accessible mathematics. The next chapters describe the theory and practice of cost-effectiveness analysis from a statistical viewpoint, and Bayesian computation, notably MCMC. The final chapter presents three detailed case studies covering cost-effectiveness analyses using individual.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 221 Seiten) illustrations
ISBN:9781439895566
1439895562