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Cost-Utility Analysis of Assistive Technologies in the European Commission's Tide Program

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Håkan Brodin  and
Jan Persson
Håkan Brodin
Affiliation:
Uppsala University
Jan Persson
Affiliation:
Linkooping University
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Socioeconomic evaluation is an issue dealt with in the European Commission's research program TIDE. The principles of cost-utility analysis have been examined for usability in the assessment of rehabilitative technologies. A case study, the choice of a type of wheelchair, is described to demonstrate how estimates of utility can be derived and how cost-utility ratios can be used to guide decision making.

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Special Section: Technology and Disability
Information
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 11 , Issue 2 , Spring 1995 , pp. 276 - 283
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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