Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Language

English, French

Other languages

Publication type

All documents presenting empirical data (e.g., peer-reviewed articles)

Protocols, editorials, guidelines and interviews

Study type

Experimental or observational studies including a quantitative assessment of 1) costs and effects, or 2) costs alone

Qualitative studies or studies that only examine effects

Economic evaluation type

Comparative evaluations: full economic evaluations and partial economic evaluations

Non-comparative evaluations

Targeted entity

Healthcare providers

Solely patients

Country

LMICs

HICs