Title: A cost-based equity weight for use in the economic evaluation of primary health care interventions : case study of the Australian indigenous population

Authors: Ong, Katherine S.

Place: [London]

Publisher: BioMed central

Year: 2009

Journal: International journal for equity in health

Volume: Vol. 8, No. 34

PAGE: --

Subject: Health and Poverty

Keywords: health economics, health policy, poverty, australia

Abstract: This paper proposes an alternative cost-based equity weight for use in the economic evaluation of interventions delivered from primary health care services. It could improve the evidence base for resource allocation decisions, for disadvantaged groups who share similar concepts of equity.

URL: http://www.equityhealthj.com/content/pdf/1475-9276-8-34.pdf

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