Publication
2001
Modeling for Health Care and Other Policy Decisions: Uses, Roles and Validity
This is a review article of the role of modeling approaches to guide decision making …
This is a review article of the role of modeling approaches to guide decision making in health care and other domains. The role of models to support recommendations on the cost-effective use of medical technologies and pharmaceuticals is controversial. At the heart of the controversy is the degree to which experimental or other empirical evidence should be required prior to model use. The authors argue that the controversy stems in part from a misconception that…
Health/Medicine
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Priority Setting/Ethics
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Evidence Synthesis
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Mathematical Models
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Technology Assessment
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Environmental Health
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Health Systems
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Policy/Regulation
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Business/Industry
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Climate/Environment
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Economics/Finance
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Energy/Engineering
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Government/Law
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North America