Utilitarianism and the measurement and aggregation of quality - Adjusted life years

Health Care Analysis

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 65-76

  Dolan, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health policy; Moral philosophy; Priority setting; Quality adjusted life years; Utilitarianism

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORALITY; PHILOSOPHY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SOCIAL WELFARE; THEORY;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH; UTILITARIANISM;

CLASSIFICATION; ETHICAL THEORY; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 0035031069     PISSN: 10653058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011387524579     Document Type: Review

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