A statistical examination of the health utility Index-Mark III as a summary measure of health status for a general population health survey

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 171-191

  Richardson, Chris G ^a   Zumbo, Bruno D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SURVEY; METHODOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

CANADA;

EID: 0033943229     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007012607012     Document Type: Article

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