How much would you pay for an extra year of life? What if it was only a few months or even a few weeks? How much would you pay to stop a myocardial infarction (MI) happening to a close family member? As healthcare expenditure tries to grow faster than gross domestic product, these are questions increasingly being faced, incredible though it may seem, leaving difficult decisions.
How long do we want to live and at what cost?
May 2006Br J Cardiol 2006;13:165-7 Leave a commentClick any image to enlarge