"Cost-Benefit Analysis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D003362
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.219.151.125
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| Concept/Terms |
Cost-Benefit Analysis- Cost-Benefit Analysis
- Analyses, Cost-Benefit
- Analysis, Cost-Benefit
- Cost-Benefit Analyses
- Cost Benefit Analysis
- Analyses, Cost Benefit
- Analysis, Cost Benefit
- Cost Benefit Analyses
Cost Benefit- Cost Benefit
- Benefits and Costs
- Costs and Benefits
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2004 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2005 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2006 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2007 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2008 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2009 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2010 | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| 2011 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2012 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2013 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2014 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2015 | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| 2016 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2017 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2018 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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