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The article, How to read a paper: Papers that tell you what things cost (economic analyses) by Trisha Greenhalgh informs on the author’s opinion regarding the usefulness and accuracy of methods in cost-benefit analysis of health intervention (Greenhalgh, 1997). In the discussion, the author compares the different approaches in determining the cost and benefit of health interventions, presenting their advantages and disadvantages (Greenhalgh, 1997). Moreover, the author addresses both the objective and subjective factors in performing the economic analysis from both a policy and planner’s perspective versus that of an individual or patient receiving a health intervention (Greenhalgh, 1997). In the author’s view, instruments for measuring health-related economic analysis differ but are not as objective as perceived (Greenhalgh, 1997). Therefore, it is imperative to consider whether the study is scientifically valid, reliable, and relevant in appraising the a...