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Cost-benefit analysis is based on the summation of the monetary valuations of the changes due to a programme among all the affected individuals (Boadway & Bruce 1984; Johansson 1991). This implies that the costs and benefits to all individuals affected by a health care programme should be included.
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Johannesson, M. (1996). The Monetary Value of Health Changes. In: Theory and Methods of Economic Evaluation of Health Care. Developments in Health Economics and Public Policy, vol 4. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-6822-0_3
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