A comparison of cost effectiveness using data from randomized trials or actual clinical practice: selective cox-2 inhibitors as an example.
Data on absolute risks of outcomes and patterns of drug use in cost-effectiveness analyses are often based on randomised clinical trials (RCTs). The objective of this study was to evaluate the external validity of published cost-effectiveness studies by comparing the data used in these studies (typi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2009-12-01
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Series: | PLoS Medicine |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2779340?pdf=render |