Cost-Benefit analysis

Preferred Label : Cost-Benefit analysis;

MeSH definition : 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.; 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.;

MeSH synonym : cost benefit analyses; analysis, cost benefit; analyses, cost benefit; analysis, cost-benefit; cost-benefit analyses; cost benefit analysis;

CISMeF synonym : analyses, cost-benefit;

Wikipedia automatic translation : Cost–benefit analysis;

MeSH Hyperonym : cost benefit; Costs and Benefits; Benefits and Costs; Cost and Benefit; Benefit and Cost;

Related MeSH term : Marginal Analysis; Economic Evaluation; Cost-Benefit data; Cost-Utility Analysis; cost effectiveness; Cost-Effectiveness Analysis; Effectiveness, Cost; Cost Benefit Data; Data, Cost-Benefit; Analyses, Cost-Utility; Analysis, Cost-Utility; Cost Utility Analysis; Cost-Utility Analyses; Economic Evaluations; Evaluation, Economic; Evaluations, Economic; Analyses, Marginal; Analysis, Marginal; Marginal Analyses; Analysis, Cost-Effectiveness; Cost Effectiveness Analysis;

MeSH annotation : NIM;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cost–benefit analysis;

Details

Origin ID

D003362;

UMLS CUI

C0010174;

Allowable qualifiers
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- legislation and jurisprudence [MeSH Qualifier]
- methods [MeSH Qualifier]
- organization & administration [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Cost Effectiveness Analysis [NCIt concept]
- Cost benefit analysis [UNESCO concept]
- Cost effectiveness [UNESCO concept]
- Cost-Benefit Analysis [DeCS]
- Cost-benefit analysis [Terme SASMAG]
- Cost-benefit analysis [HPMULTI term]
- Cost-effectiveness [HPMULTI term]
- Economic evaluation [UNESCO concept]
- Profits [UNESCO concept]
- cost-benefit analysis [Artificial nutrition thesaurus concept]
- cost-effectiveness [Blood Transfusion thesaurus concept]
- economic evaluation [CISMeF resources Type]
Record concept(s)
- Cost-Benefit analysis [MeSH concept]
- Cost-Benefit data [MeSH concept]
- Cost-Utility Analysis [MeSH concept]
- Economic Evaluation [MeSH concept]
- Marginal Analysis [MeSH concept]
- cost benefit [MeSH concept]
See also
- Cost Efficiency Analysis [DeCS]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- efficiency [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Occupational Activity [UMLS semantic type]

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