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CHEC List

Study design(s) targeted by the tool Economic evaluationseconomic-evaluations
Additional details on designs Health Economics
Tool area Economics
Link to the tool Access the paper reporting the CHEC tool

Details

Website https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/research/caphri/our-research/creating-value-based-health-care/chec-list-consensus-health-economic
Primary publication Evers S, Goossens M, de Vet HCW, van Tulder M, Ament A. Criteria list for assessment of methodological quality of economic evaluations: Consensus on Health Economic Criteria. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 2005;21.
DOI 10.1017/s0266462305050324
Guidance document Get the CHEC list guidance (Word document)
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Language English
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Record last updated 14/08/2023

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Key Criteria

Focuses on risk of bias, or makes a distinction between items that assess risk of bias and other aspects of study quality No
Offers a method to reach either a domain specific or overall assessment of risk of bias No
Tool developed for use across topic areas (i.e. not developed for specific clinical area such as physiotherapy or dentistry) Yes
Avoids recommending use of summary numerical quality scores Yes