Consultation-liaison psychiatry and cost-effectiveness research. A review of methods.

In light of the increasing emphasis on cost-effectiveness evaluations of consultation-liaison interventions, it becomes important for researchers to be cognizant of the available statistical methods. With this in mind, the present article reviews eight strategies of cost-effectiveness research and discusses their relative strengths and liabilities.

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