EuroQol: The current state of play

Health Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 53-72

  Brooks, Richard ^a   De Charro, Frank ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cost utility analysis; EuroQol; Generic measure; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH STATUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0029952658     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-8510(96)00822-6     Document Type: Article

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