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Alaa Hamada, Sandro C. Esteves and Ashok AgarwalVaricocele and Male InfertilitySpringerBriefs in Reproductive Biology10.1007/978-3-319-24936-0_1010. Cost-Effectiveness of Varicocele Treatment
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TUFTS Medical School/St. Elizabeths Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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ANDROFERT, Andrology and Human Reproduction Clinic, Avenida Dr. Heitor Penteado, 1464, 13075-460 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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American Centre for Reproductive Medicine Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
Cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) is a form of economic analysis that compares the relative costs and outcomes (effects) of two or more courses of action. The cost-effectiveness of a therapeutic intervention is the ratio of the cost of the intervention to a relevant measure of its effect. Cost refers to the resources expended for the intervention, usually measured in monetary, terms while the measure of effects depends on the intervention being considered.

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