CASE STUDY #10

THE IMPLICATIONS OF

COST-EFFECTIVENESS
ANALYSIS OF
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

AUGUST 1981

BACKGROUND PAPER #2: CASE STUDIES OF
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES

CASE STUDY #10: THE COSTS AND EFFECTIVENESS OF
NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE

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