Understanding the risks associated with resource allocation decisions in health: an illustration of the importance of portfolio theory.

While a number of health economists have recently applied portfolio theory to the economic evaluation of health care, its importance for resource allocation and medical decision making has not been well illustrated. Portfolio theory is concerned with optimal investment strategies, based on both retu...

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Publicado en:Health, Risk & Society Vol. 6; no. 3; pp. 257 - 276
Autor principal: Bridges JFP
Formato: equations & formulas tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Sep2004
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