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Cost-Effectiveness in Health and Medicine is the product of over two y ears of comprehensive research and deliberation by a multi-disciplinar y panel of economists, ethicists, psychometricians, and clinicians. Ex ploring cost-effectiveness in the context of societal decision-making for resource allocation purposes, this volume proposes that analysts i nclude a "reference-case" analysis in all CEAs designed to inform reso urce allocation and puts forth the most explicit set of guidelines (to gether with their rationale) ever defined on the conduct of CEAs. Impo rtant theoretical and practical issues encountered in measuring costs and effectiveness, evaluating outcomes, discounting, and dealing with uncertainty are examined in separate chapters. Additional chapters on framing and reporting of CEAs elucidate the purpose of the analysis an d the effective communication of its findings.