Valuing health states: A comparison of methods

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 209-231

  Dolan, P ^a   Gudex, C ^b   Kind, P ^b   Williams, A ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health state valuation; Reliability; Standard gamble; Time trade off; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030130408     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-6296(95)00038-0     Document Type: Article

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