OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Methods for the Economic Evaluation of Health Care Programmes

The standard textbook by the knowledgeable and charismatic Michael Drummond: a must for everyone in this field!

arrived on time, good book, expensive though

Livro abrangente em economia da saude, trata das diferentes metodologias para análise de decisão. Escrito por um dos experts da área Drummond.

This is a great text to introduce readers to the many overlapping aims and approaches to economic evaluation methods. I think some of the lack luster reviews stem from the narrative format of the book. It's relatively dense content and the layout is full edge-to-edge small, single column small text. It is certainly daunting when you thumb through it. Public health economists often recommend this book as a introductory graduate textbook in economic evaluation but it's really more of a compilation of dense essays than a cogent textbook. You really have to book out an hour or two to read a chapter start to finish to really get the takeaway message. Skimming to a section using the index as a reference simply doesn't work. That said, I appreciated the book's extended effort to present multiple sides of arguments, explain the basis for each, and try to reconcile methodological differences. If you're looking for a how-to manual, this is not it; but if you really want to wrestle with how we approach economic evaluation, this book is a great addition.

highly recommended for those who study health economics or they are interested in medical researches. the book is written very well and easy understanding. there are several examples explaining the theory.