%0 Journal Article
%T A Cost‐Benefit Analysis Using Contingent Valuation Techniques: A Feasibility Study in Spinal Surgery
%J Value in health
%D 2008
%A Haefeli, Mathias
%A Elfering, Achim
%A McIntosh, Emma
%A Gray, Alastair
%A Sukthankar, Atul
%A Boos, Norbert
%V 11
%N 4
%P 575-588
%X Objectives:  To carry out a pilot study to demonstrate the feasibility of the contingent valuation (CV) approach to identify net benefits gained from spinal interventions; and to conduct a formal cost-benefit analysis (CBA) using a retrospective study design. The study design is a CBA feasibility study using a CV survey with ex post willingness-to-pay/willingness-to-accept (WTP/WTA) questions. The CBA study was carried out in the specialty of spinal surgery.<p />
%G 
%I John Wiley and Sons
%@ 1098-3015
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1524-4733.2007.00282.x