A method to elicit utilities for interpersonal comparisons

Medical Decision Making

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 10-20

  Holmes, Ann M ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ethics; extended sympathy instrument; health policy; interpersonal comparisons; utilities

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

COST CONTROL; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; SPEECH DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031016612     PISSN: 0272989X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X9701700102     Document Type: Article

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