An experimental test of a theoretical foundation for rating-scale valuations

Medical Decision Making

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 208-216

  Bleichrodt, Han ^a   Johannesson, Magnus ^b  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

cost utility analysis; medical decision making; QALYs; rating scale

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0031004545     PISSN: 0272989X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X9701700212     Document Type: Article

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