Evidence Synthesis for Decision Making in Healthcare Contributor(s): Welton, Nicky J. (Author), Sutton, Alexander J. (Author), Cooper, Nicola (Author) |
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ISBN: 047006109X ISBN-13: 9780470061091 Publisher: Wiley OUR PRICE: $84.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Medical | Health Care Delivery - Mathematics | Probability & Statistics - Bayesian Analysis - Medical | Biostatistics |
Dewey: 362.106 |
LCCN: 2012000005 |
Series: Statistics in Practice |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (1.10 lbs) 320 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In the evaluation of healthcare, rigorous methods of quantitative assessment are necessary to establish interventions that are both effective and cost-effective. Usually a single study will not fully address these issues and it is desirable to synthesize evidence from multiple sources. This book aims to provide a practical guide to evidence synthesis for the purpose of decision making, starting with a simple single parameter model, where all studies estimate the same quantity (pairwise meta-analysis) and progressing to more complex multi-parameter structures (including meta-regression, mixed treatment comparisons, Markov models of disease progression, and epidemiology models). A comprehensive, coherent framework is adopted and estimated using Bayesian methods. Key features:
Evidence Synthesis for Decision Making in Healthcare is intended for health economists, decision modelers, statisticians and others involved in evidence synthesis, health technology assessment, and economic evaluation of health technologies. |