Logical inconsistencies in survey respondents' health state valuations - A methodological challenge for estimating social tariffs

Health Economics

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 529-544

  Devlin, Nancy J ^a   Hansen, Paul ^b   Kind, Paul ^c   Williams, Alan ^c  

^a KING S FUND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CUA; EQ 5D; EuroQol; Logical inconsistency; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOGIC; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0037711914     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.741     Document Type: Article

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