## Abstract Using an expected utility approach, we show that within a population that differs with respect to the probability of developing a disease, the allocation of preventive care resources should be prioritized based on the efficiency of prevention and not on whether individuals are at high o
Burden of disease and priority setting
β Scribed by Gavin Mooney; Virginia Wiseman
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 43 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1057-9230
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