1. Regulation, reimbursement, and health technology assessment -- 2. Requirements and sources of data to complete an HTA -- 3. Meta-analysis -- 4. Network meta-analysis -- 5. Bayesian methods -- 6. Survival analysis -- 7. Costs and cost of illness studies -- 8. Health-related quality of life --...

Much of the justification for environmental rulemaking rests on estimates of the benefits to society of reduced mortality rates. This research aims to fill gaps in the literature that estimates the value of a statistical life (VSL) by designing and implementing a contingent valuation study for...

Osteoporosis is a major cause of morbidity, mortality and resource cost amongst the elderly population. Hip fracture is the most serious of the osteoporotic fractures, with approximately 10-20% of patients dying within six months of sustaining a fracture. Furthermore, hip fractures are the most...