Methods for quality adjustment of life years

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1992, Pages 559-569

  Nord, Erik ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

cost utility; health status index; QALY; quality adjusted; valuation technique

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; METHODOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; VALUE OF LIFE;

EID: 0026514385     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(92)90211-8     Document Type: Article

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