Cost-Benefit Analysis

"Cost-Benefit Analysis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	N03.219.151.125
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 Effectiveness Cost Effectiveness Effectiveness, Cost Cost-Benefit Data Cost-Benefit Data Cost Benefit Data Data, Cost-Benefit Cost-Utility Analysis Cost-Utility Analysis Analyses, Cost-Utility Analysis, Cost-Utility Cost Utility Analysis Cost-Utility Analyses Economic Evaluation Economic Evaluation Economic Evaluations Evaluation, Economic Evaluations, Economic Marginal Analysis Marginal Analysis Analyses, Marginal Analysis, Marginal Marginal Analyses Cost Benefit Cost Benefit Costs and Benefits Benefits and Costs Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Analysis, Cost-Effectiveness Cost Effectiveness Analysis

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Cost-Benefit Analysis".

Health Care [N]
Health Care Economics and Organizations [N03]
Economics [N03.219]
Costs and Cost Analysis [N03.219.151]
Cost-Benefit Analysis [N03.219.151.125]

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Bar chart showing 264 publications over 29 distinct years, with a maximum of 27 publications in 2014

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	0	1	1
1998	0	3	3
2000	0	4	4
2001	0	3	3
2002	0	5	5
2003	0	8	8
2004	1	4	5
2005	1	7	8
2006	2	5	7
2007	0	5	5
2008	1	6	7
2009	0	10	10
2010	0	9	9
2011	0	9	9
2012	0	13	13
2013	0	7	7
2014	5	22	27
2015	3	15	18
2016	7	15	22
2017	5	14	19
2018	0	8	8
2019	2	9	11
2020	1	17	18
2021	2	9	11
2022	0	7	7
2023	1	5	6
2024	4	3	7
2025	0	4	4
2026	0	2	2

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Joshi M, Kim K, Pickard AS, Sharp LK, Gerber BS, Touchette DR. Long-term cost-effectiveness of a mobile health intervention delivered by clinical pharmacists and community health workers for type 2 diabetes management in urban African American and Latinx populations. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2026 Apr 07; 83(8):423-435.

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Juvekar P, Whitmore R. Cost Effectiveness in the Treatment of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2026 Jan; 37(1):93-102.

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Herman PM, Mann S, DeBar LL, Avins AL, Justice M, Nielsen A, Pressman A, Stone KL, Wellman R, Cook AJ. Cost-Effectiveness of Acupuncture Needling for Older Adults With Chronic Low Back Pain. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2026 Feb 01; 51(3):E65-E75.

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Choi SE, Simon L. Projected Outcomes of Removing Fluoride From US Public Water Systems. JAMA Health Forum. 2025 May 02; 6(5):e251166.

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Socolovsky C, Louisias M, Alsulami S, Petty CR, Trivedi M, Lai PS, Cunningham A, Gaffin J, Thorne P, Coull B, Koutrakis P, Baccarelli A, Gold DR, Adamkiewicz G, Permaul P, Banzon T, Hauptman M, Bartnikas LM, Baxi S, Sheehan WJ, Phipatanakul W, Samnaliev M. Cost-effectiveness of school integrated pest management and air filtration in students with asthma. Allergy Asthma Proc. 2025 05 01; 46(3):257-266.

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Deng S, Hager K, Wang L, Cudhea FP, Wong JB, Kim DD, Mozaffarian D. Estimated Impact Of Medically Tailored Meals On Health Care Use And Expenditures In 50 US States. Health Aff (Millwood). 2025 Apr; 44(4):433-442.

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Meenan R, Buller DB, Berteletti J, Henry KL, Buller MK, Cutter GR, Pagoto S, Adjei I, Chirico N. Economic Evaluation of Two Scalability Strategies for Nationwide Dissemination of an Occupational Sun Safety Intervention in a Randomized Trial. J Occup Environ Med. 2025 Jul 01; 67(7):498-506.

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Kiani S, Eggebeen J, Al-Gibbawi M, Smith P, Preiser T, Kundu S, Zheng Z, Bhatia NK, Shah AD, Westerman SB, De Lurgio DB, Tompkins CM, Patel AM, El-Chami MF, Merchant FM, Lloyd MS. Costs, efficiency, and patient-reported outcomes associated with suture-mediated percutaneous closure for atrial fibrillation ablation: Secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2024 Dec; 35(12):2372-2381.

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Rando H, Musoni M, Greenwood BC, Ingabire L, Van Hook S, Bolman CP, Bolman RM, Lin Y. The path to sustainable cardiac surgery in Rwanda: analysis of costs for consumables used during cardiac surgery for a non-governmental organization. J Cardiothorac Surg. 2024 Oct 01; 19(1):574.

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Chatterjee A, Stewart EA, Assoumou SA, Chrysanthopoulou SA, Zwick H, Harris RA, O'Dea R, Schackman BR, White LF, Linas BP. Health and Economic Outcomes of Offering Buprenorphine in Homeless Shelters in Massachusetts. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 10 01; 7(10):e2437233.

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