Economic Considerations in Infectious Diseases Emergency Response Preparedness: It's All About the Point of View.
Clin Infect Dis
; 72(1): 148-152, 2021 01 23.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32379858
ABSTRACT
Outbreaks and emergence of novel pathogens present a challenge in economic evaluations of prevention strategies, due to unusually high levels of risk aversion and uncertainty. Here, we discuss cost-effectiveness investigations and interpretation of economic analyses in the context of outbreak planning and containment, and outline considerations for providers, administrators, patients, and policy makers for infection emergency preparedness response.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Communicable Diseases
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Civil Defense
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Health_economic_evaluation
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Year:
2021
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Article