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. 2017 Jan;35(1):125-128.
doi: 10.1007/s40273-016-0479-8.

Benefits, Challenges and Potential Strategies of Open Source Health Economic Models

William C N Dunlop  1 , Nicola Mason  2 , James Kenworthy  1 , Ron L Akehurst  3
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Benefits, Challenges and Potential Strategies of Open Source Health Economic Models

William C N Dunlop et al. Pharmacoeconomics. 2017 Jan.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Compliance with Ethical Standards Funding Mundipharma International Limited provided funding to BresMed Health Solutions to conduct the research. Conflict of interest William C. N. Dunlop and James Kenworthy are employees of Mundipharma International. Ron Akehurst and Nicola Mason are employees of BresMed Health Solutions. Author contributions All of the authors were involved in the project design, the survey development, analysis and writing of this research letter.

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Reasons for needing access to health economic models (41 responded, who could choose up to six answers that applied to them)
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Frequently mentioned benefits of open source health economic models
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