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ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2010

Outcome measurement in economic evaluations of public health interventions: a role for the capability approach?

Paula K Lorgelly, Kenny D Lawson, Elisabeth A L Fenwick, Andrew H Briggs

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Review in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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48 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Paula K LorgellyCentre for Health Economics, Building 75, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia. paula.lorgelly@buseco.monash.edu.au
Kenny D Lawson
Elisabeth A L Fenwick
Andrew H Briggs

Funding

Chief Scientist Office SPHSU1Medical Research Council MC_U130059812
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Public health interventions have received increased attention from policy makers, and there has been a corresponding increase in the number of economic evaluations within the domain of public health. However, methods to evaluate public health interventions are less well established than those for medical interventions. Focusing on health as an outcome measure is likely to underestimate the impact of many public health interventions. This paper provides a review of outcome measures in public health; and describes the benefits of using the capability approach as a means to developing an all encompassing outcome measure.

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Cost-Benefit AnalysisOutcome Assessment, Health CarePublic Health Practicecapability approacheconomic evaluationoutcome measurespublic health

Identifiers

PMID20623024
PMCPMC2898049

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