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The third section of this book described some key challenges encountered when decision makers attempt to use economic evaluations of HIV prevention programs in their resource allocation decision making. However, solutions to some of the challenges were also offered in this book (e.g., Norton et al.’s coverage of the uses of threshold analyses1). Kahn and Washington have previously discussed some ways of making mathematical modeling techniques as relevant as possible to policy making situations.2 In this final chapter, I provide a few personal reflections on ways of making economic evaluation studies and methods as practical as possible. This chapter includes many statements based on one person’s experience and hence should be read with that caveat in mind.
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Holtgrave, D.R. (1998). A Few Reflections on the Practicality of Economic Evaluation Methods and Conclusions. In: Holtgrave, D.R. (eds) Handbook of Economic Evaluation of HIV Prevention Programs. AIDS Prevention and Mental Health. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1878-9_15
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