Public health economics: a systematic review of guidance for the economic evaluation of public health interventions and discussion of key methodological issues.

ABSTRACT:

Background

If Public Health is the science and art of how society collectively aims to improve health, and reduce inequalities in health, then Public Health Economics is the science and art of supporting decision making as to how society can use its available resources to best meet these objectives and minimise opportunity cost. A systematic review of published guidance for the economic evaluation of public health interventions within this broad public policy paradigm was conducted.

Methods

Electronic databases and organisation websites were searched using a 22 year time horizon (1990-2012). References of papers were hand searched for additional papers for inclusion. Government reports or peer-reviewed published papers were included if they; referred to the methods of econom

SUBMITTER: Edwards RT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4015185 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature