New England Journal of Medicine · 2012 · 101 citations · 2 references
Disease ManagementCost-effectiveness AnalysisEnvironmental ApproachesEnvironmental PolicyHealth ProtectionPreventive MedicineEnvironmental HealthPublic HealthTherapeutic InterventionsHealth Services ResearchHealth PolicyDisease PreventionOutcomes ResearchCost EffectivenessEconomic EvaluationPreventive ApproachesHealth EconomicsEnvironmental DiseasePreventive CareMedicine
Although preventive approaches to disease are intuitively appealing and frequently presented as a way to reduce costs, analyses have suggested that they're generally no more cost-effective than therapeutic interventions. But are some more cost-effective than others?
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