ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

Brief summary: This article develops a framework to assess the effect of adoption of new health interventions on rates of healthcare expenditure using a cost-effectiveness threshold. This detailed economic analysis is applied to 174 countries and would allow decision-makers to evaluate the effects of increased expenditure on overall population health.Health systems face strong pressure to meet the needs of populations, but to do so with scarce resources....