Deriving a preference-based single index from the UK SF-36 Health Survey

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1115-1128

  Brazier, John ^a   Usherwood, Tim ^a   Harper, Rosemary ^a   Thomas, Kate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

SF 36; Utilities

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGER; MENTAL HEALTH; PAIN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALGORITHMS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 18744422894     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(98)00103-6     Document Type: Article

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