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This study seeks to address some of the complexities of this task by applying existing approaches of cost estimation to interventions described in published effectiveness studies.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:italic>Aims:<\/jats:italic>The study has two aims: to identify a method of estimating unit costs based on the principle of long\u2010run marginal opportunity costs; and to illustrate the challenges in estimating unit costs for speech and language interventions.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:italic>Method &amp; Procedures:<\/jats:italic>Descriptions of interventions were extracted from eight papers and combined with information on the unit cost of speech and language therapists to identify information requirements for a full\u2010cost estimation of an intervention.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:italic>Outcomes &amp; Results:<\/jats:italic>Four challenges were found relating to the level of detail about the therapists, the participants, the scope of activities and parents. 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