Is subjective well-being a useful parameter for allocating resources among public interventions?

Health Care Analysis

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 437-447

  Gandjour, Afschin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Quality of life; Rationing; Subjective well being; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; HEALTH STATUS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDITATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; WELLBEING;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SELF EFFICACY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALUE OF LIFE;

EID: 0035704629     PISSN: 10653058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013814702029     Document Type: Review

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