colocancer_cea: Example CEA colorectal cancer screening

Description Usage Format

Description

A dataset that includes costs and life-years gained at the intervnetion level (i.e. not individual level data) that can be used to conduct simple CEAs. This dataset is provided in the text "Applied Methods of Cost-effectiveness Analysis" by Gray, Clarke, Wolstenholme, and Wordsowrth. Oxford University Press, 2011. The data is based on the study Gyrd-Hansen, D. (1997). "Is it cost effective to introduce screening programmes for colorectal cancer? Illustrating the principles of optimal resource allocation. Health Policy, 41, 189-199.

Usage

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Format

A data frame with 6 rows and 4 variables:

ID

unique id for each screening option

Program

textual description of each screening option

cost

total cost, in pounds

qaly

life-years gained


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