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reference case  

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  • A reference case is a set of methodological practices intended to enable, by means of standardization, meaningful comparisons of economic evaluation results both within and across different diseases and interventions. Such comparisons are unavoidable if economic analyses are expected to inform healthcare resource allocation decisions. [Source: Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making; Reference Case]

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