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Unfinished Symphony: A Tribute to the Life and Career of Bernie O’Brien (1959–2004)

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  • Andrew Briggs
  • Martin Buxton
  • Mike Drummond
  • Ron Goeree

    (Centre for Health Economics, University of York, Heslington, York, United Kingdom.)

  • Mark J. Sculpher

    (Centre for Health Economics, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, United Kingdommjs23@york.ac.uk.)

  • Andrew R. Willan

    (Centre for Health Economics, University of York, Heslington, York, United Kingdom.)

Abstract

The death of Bernie O’Brien in February 2004 brought a premature end to one of the most productive and influential careers in the area of health technology assessment and economic evaluation. A long-term member of the Society for Medical Decision Making, Bernie will be remembered for his research contributions in areas including outcome valuation, decision modeling, statistical methods in economic evaluation, and applied cost-effectiveness studies. He was also an excellent communicator and teacher and, above all, a fun guy to work with. In this article, the authors provide a review of Bernie’s academic contributions.

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  • Andrew Briggs & Martin Buxton & Mike Drummond & Ron Goeree & Mark J. Sculpher & Andrew R. Willan, 2004. "Unfinished Symphony: A Tribute to the Life and Career of Bernie O’Brien (1959–2004)," Medical Decision Making, , vol. 24(5), pages 538-544, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:medema:v:24:y:2004:i:5:p:538-544
    DOI: 10.1177/0272989X04269200
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    1. Alan Diener & Bernie O'Brien & Amiram Gafni, 1998. "Health care contingent valuation studies: a review and classification of the literature," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 7(4), pages 313-326, June.
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