Computing population-based estimates of health-adjusted life expectancy

Medical Decision Making

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 90-97

  Rosenberg, Marjorle A ^a   Fryback, Dennis G ^b   Lawrence, William F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bayesian methodology; Gibbs sampling; Quality of life measures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS; AGED; BAYES THEOREM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; POPULATION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0032894268     PISSN: 0272989X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X9901900111     Document Type: Article

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