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Cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) is a form of economic analysis that compares the relative costs and outcomes (effects) of two or more courses of action. The cost-effectiveness of a therapeutic intervention is the ratio of the cost of the intervention to a relevant measure of its effect. Cost refers to the resources expended for the intervention, usually measured in monetary, terms while the measure of effects depends on the intervention being considered.
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Hamada, A., Esteves, S., Agarwal, A. (2016). Cost-Effectiveness of Varicocele Treatment. In: Varicocele and Male Infertility. SpringerBriefs in Reproductive Biology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24936-0_10
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