The measurement of individual utility and social welfare

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 39-52

  Dolan, Paul ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Equity; Indifference curves; Person trade off; QALYs; Social welfare; Utility

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; MEASUREMENT; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL WELFARE;

BUDGETS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL WELFARE; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0031982626     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6296(97)00022-2     Document Type: Article

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