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. 1999 Jun 19;318(7199):1650–1656. doi: 10.1136/bmj.318.7199.1650

Table 4.

Incremental cost effectiveness analysis of most favourable interventions

Detail PETRA regimen (option 1) Change to CDC regimen from option 1 (option 2) Add formula feeding recommendation to option 2 (option 3) Provide free formula for option 3 (option 4) Substitute ACTG076 for CDC regimen in option 2 (option 5)
Extra deaths averted 124 36 28 12 40
Extra life years saved 2260 666 508 220 730
Extra cost ($ 000s) 31 −37 −61 200 2 962
Cost per additional death averted ($) 252 −286 −2151 16 510 74 202
Cost per additional life year saved ($) 14 −16 −119 910 4 059

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