QALYS and HYEs spotting the differences

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 601-608

  Gafni, Amiram ^a   Birch, Stephen ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH STATUS; MEASUREMENT; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; STATISTICAL MODEL; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; VALUE OF LIFE;

EID: 0031243744     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6296(96)00527-9     Document Type: Article

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