A test of the QALY model when health varies over time

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1697-1706

  Spencer, Anne ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Additive independence; Health profiles; QALY model; Utility measurement

Indexed keywords

LIFE EXPECTANCY; MODELING; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME;

EID: 0041924933     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(02)00554-3     Document Type: Article

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