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. 2018 Mar 30;42:e40. doi: 10.26633/RPSP.2018.40

TABLE 2. Quality assessmenta of economic evaluations on interventions designed to tackle tuberculosis (TB) in homeless people.

Variable Jit et al. (19) Linas et al. (20) Nettleman (21) Tulsky et al. (22) LoBue et al. (23)
Well-defined question Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Adequate alternatives description Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Evidence of effectiveness Yes Yes No Yes No
Relevant cost / outcomes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Cost/outcomes measured accurately Yes Yes No No No
Valuation cost / outcomes credible Yes Yes No No No
Discounting Yes Yes No Not applicable No
Incremental analysis appropriately reported Yes Yes Yes No No
Sensitivity analysis reported Yes Yes Yes No No
Adequate discussion Yes Yes No No No
Total 10 10 4 4 3

Source: Compiled by the authors based on the results of the systematic review.

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Based on the Drummond et al. (10) critical appraisal checklist.