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Economic Considerations in Infectious Diseases Emergency Response Preparedness: It's All About the Point of View.

Branch-Elliman W, Safdar N, Nelson R. Economic Considerations in Infectious Diseases Emergency Response Preparedness: It's All About the Point of View. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 2021 Jan 23; 72(1):148-152.

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Abstract:

Outbreaks and emergence of novel pathogens present a challenge in economic evaluations of prevention strategies, due to unusually high levels of risk aversion and uncertainty. Here, we discuss cost-effectiveness investigations and interpretation of economic analyses in the context of outbreak planning and containment, and outline considerations for providers, administrators, patients, and policy makers for infection emergency preparedness response.




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