Relationship between age and patients' current health state preferences

Gerontologist

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 271-278

  Sherbourne, Cathy Donald ^a   Keeler, Emmett ^a   Unützer, Jürgen ^b   Lenert, Leslie ^c   Wells, Kenneth B ^a,b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Quality versus quantity of life; Utility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0033006609     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/39.3.271     Document Type: Article

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