Adjusting for bias in C/E ratio estimate
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Aaron A. Stinnett
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Article
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1996
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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The estimator used to calculate incremental cost-effectiveness (C/E) ratios from sampled data is biased but consistent. While the bias may be negligible in studies with large sample sizes, it is potentially important in analyses based on small samples. When patient-level data on costs and effects ar