Models of quality-adjusted life years when health varies over time: Survey and analysis

Journal of Economic Surveys

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 229-255

  Schultz Hansen, Kristian ^a   Østerdal, Lars Peter ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Constant propertional trade off; Double discounting; Medical decision making; QALY; Standard gamble; Time trade off

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; HEALTH STATUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 33645289656     PISSN: 09500804     EISSN: 14676419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0950-0804.2006.00279.x     Document Type: Article

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