Health-state utilities in a general population in relation to age, gender and socioeconomic factors

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 211-217

  Lundberg, Lena ^a   Johannesson, Magnus ^b   Isacson, Dag G L ^b   Borgquist, Lars ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; Health state utilities; Rating scale; Socioeconomic groups; Time trade off

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0032859354     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/9.3.211     Document Type: Article

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