Calculating an intervention's (cost-)effectiveness for the real-world target population: The potential of combining strengths of both RCTs and observational data

Economic evaluations most often use results from randomised controlled trials (RCTs) to model effectiveness. Inconsiderate application of the absolute treatment effect from RCTs may result in unrealistic estimates of an intervention's benefit for the real-world target population. The baseline risk of events in this target population may differ significantly from the baseline risk in the RCT population.

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Neyt, Mattias ; Cleemput, Irina ; Thiry, Nancy ; De Laet, Chris
Published in:	Health Policy. - Elsevier, ISSN 0168-8510. - Vol. 106.2012, 2, p. 207-210
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Methodology \| Cost-benefit analysis \| Effectiveness \| Randomised controlled trial \| Observational data

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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