Age-related preferences and age weighting health benefits

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 267-276

  Tsuchiya, Aki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age weighting; Ageism; DALYs; Equity weights; Ge related preference; QALYs

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

AGE FACTORS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PREJUDICE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 0032930053     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(98)00343-8     Document Type: Article

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