Health utilities in evaluating intervention in the sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1233-1238

  Chakravorty, I ^a   Cayton, R M ^a   Szczepura, A ^a  

^a WATFORD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

European quality of life; Quality adjusted life years utility; Questionnaire; Sleep apnoea; Standard gamble

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARALLEL DESIGN; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; STANDARD;

HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES;

EID: 0036849554     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00.00014401     Document Type: Article

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