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What are the differences between a cost-effectiveness analysis and a cost-benefit analysis? (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. Cost-effective analysis is prospective, and cost-benefit analysis is retrospective.
  b. Cost-effectiveness analysis in outcomes research focuses on health outcomes, whereas cost-benefit analysis may or may not focus on health outcomes.
  c. Cost-benefit analysis addresses cost as the opposite of benefit, whereas cost-effectiveness analysis treats cost as a limited resource.
  d. Cost-benefit analysis does not consider anything except financial cost, whereas cost-effectiveness analysis considers intangible costs as well.
  e. Cost-effectiveness analysis always considers financial cost as one of its variables, whereas cost-benefit analysis may or may not do so.

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