Sun, XinFaunce, Thomas2015-12-101618-7598http://hdl.handle.net/1885/53438Objective: Decision-analytical modelling is widely used in health-care economic evaluations, especially in situations where evaluators lack clinical trial data, and in circumstances where such evaluations factor into reimbursement pricing decisions. ThisKeywords: conceptual framework; cost effectiveness analysis; decision making; development; evidence based practice; health care cost; health care practice; health care utilization; health economics; hepatitis B; medical technology; methodology; Monte Carlo method; Cost-effectiveness analysis; Decision analysis; Economic evaluation; Markov model200710.1007/s10198-007-0078-x2015-12-09