Health state utilities in knee replacement surgery: The development and evaluation of McKnee

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1796-1805

  Bennett, Kathryn J ^a,b   Torrance, George W ^a   Moran, Lea Anne ^a   Smith, Frank ^a   Goldsmith, Charlie H ^a  

^a Center for Evaluation of Medicines   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cost utility analysis; Health related quality of life; Knee replacement surgery; Medical decision making models; Utility measurement

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MODEL; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE;

AGED; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0030779070     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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