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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. Cost effectiveness compares alternative ways to achieve a specific set of results.
Entry Version: COST BENEFIT ANAL
Entry Term(s): Benefits and Costs; Cost Benefit; Cost Benefit Analysis; Cost Effectiveness; Cost and Benefit; Cost-Benefit Data; Cost-Effectiveness Analysis; 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: 2021/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

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

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