relative cost
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrelativeandcost
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relative
adjective
uk/ˈrel.ə.tɪv/us/ˈrel.ə.t̬ɪv/
being judged or measured in comparison with ...
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cost
noun
uk/kɒst/us/kɑːst/
the amount of money needed to buy, do, or ...
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(Definition ofrelativeandcostfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Thus, minimizing the number of lab tests is equivalent to finding the minimumrelativecost.
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The first marks therelativecostof entry to the scene, the latter the distribution of knowledge about the blues within it.
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Therelativecostvariable includes general travel cost increases other than admission fee changes.
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Also, the prices of major cost-drivers such as drugs can lead to changes in therelativecost-effectiveness of treatment regimens.
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The level of evidence concerningrelativecostor cost-effectiveness for each ser vice type was determined qualitatively.
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No conclusion can be drawn about therelativecostof rehabilitation in the community given the limitations and conflicting results of these four studies.
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One thing that has changed, however, isrelativecost.
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The technology has proven itsrelativecost-effectiveness for specific patient populations.
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Since then, the total hospital expenditures and therelativecostcomponents have changed considerably.
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Therelativecostof paid labour had almost doubled.
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The global budget was eased to some extent in 1987, which has led torelativecostincreases since that time.
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Issues of statistical significance were then put to one side in order to explore therelativecost-effectiveness of the interventions in a decision-making context.
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The increase in therelativecostof productive capital involves a lower ratio of capital stock to efficiency unit of labor.
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In clinical trialsrelativecost-effectiveness is used to determine which of alternative treatments should be adopted.
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Note that it is therelativecostof communication that has changed.
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Furthermore, depending upon therelativecostof these new machines compared with current models, their use may improve the cost-effectiveness for patients requiring minimal care.
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Therelativecost-effectiveness of stroke care in each center varied according to stroke subtype and case severity.
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Doing so might impact dramatically therelativecost-effectiveness of various treatment options.
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The generic pathway model was assessed by comparison with a stroke subtypes (ischemic, hemorrhagic, or undetermined) approach and used to determine therelativecost-effectiveness of four interventions.
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