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MeSH Heading: Cost-Benefit Analysis
Tree Number(s): N03.219.151.125
Unique ID: D003362
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003362
Scope Note: A method of comparing the cost of a program with its expected benefits in dollars (or other currency). The benefit-to-cost ratio is a measure of total return expected per unit of money spent. This analysis generally excludes consideration of factors that are not measured ultimately in economic terms. In contrast a cost effectiveness in general compares cost with qualitative outcomes.
Entry Version: COST BENEFIT ANAL
Entry Term(s): Benefits and Costs; Cost Benefit; Cost Benefit Analysis; Cost and Benefit; Cost-Benefit Data; Cost-Utility Analysis; Costs and Benefits; Economic Evaluation; Marginal Analysis
Previous Indexing: Costs and Cost Analysis (1966-1975)
Public MeSH Note: 76
History Note: 76
Date Established: 1976/01/01
Date of Entry: 1975/07/25
Revision Date: 2022/05/23

Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

economics (EC)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

methods (MT)

organization & administration (OG)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

trends (TD)

Concept UI: M0005234
Terms: Cost Benefit Preferred Term
Term UI T009793
Date12/22/1978
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Cost and Benefit
Term UI T001089766
Date10/13/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2022); Benefits and Costs
Term UI T009797
Date03/17/1977
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Costs and Benefits
Term UI T009798
Date03/17/1977
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID BIOETHICS (1989)

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