The effect on quality of life must also be considered as part of a broader cost effectiveness analysis.
However, the inability to transfer study results between tumour types, or from one country to another, means that many more studies will be required to confirm broad cost-effectiveness of cancer imaging at an international level.
In many previous health economic studies related to cervical cancer prevention in less developed settings, cost data have been reported as part of broader cost-effectiveness analyses [ 3, 5, 7- 9].
These studies looked at the broader cost-effectiveness of measles eradication over a 40-year period (22, 23, 29), and did not consider any other interventions except for measles vaccination.
Thus, using economic evaluation to understand the larger impact across a health system or country might be helpful in understanding the broader cost-effectiveness issues associated with selection of a preferred drug treatment strategy.
20 It has good test retest reliability, is simple for patients to use and gives a single preference-based index value for health status that can be used for broader cost-effectiveness comparative purposes.
11 While some previous studies have examined decompensated cirrhosis as part of broader cost-effectiveness analyses of CHB management, there is a lack of economic health studies that evaluate the cost-effectiveness of antiviral treatments solely in CHB patients with decompensated liver disease in the US.
Thus, these figures offer an easy graphical display of broad bands of cost effectiveness across interventions.
It is widely known that traditional damping materials such as elastomers present a number of interesting characteristics when applied for vibration mitigation, such as inherent stability and good damping performance in relatively broad frequency bands, besides cost effectiveness.
23 The above limitations should be considered in the overall aim of WHO-CHOICE analysis to provide broad indications on the cost effectiveness of a range of interventions to inform general policy discussions, rather than to deliver precise estimates on a specific intervention.
We have quantified the health effects, costs, and cost effectiveness of a broad range of preventive and management strategies for reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease burden, as well as a number of specific treatment measures for diabetes and its complications.
