Cost-utility analysis of cochlear implants in Korea using different measures of utility

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 126, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 817-823

  Lee, Hoo Yeon ^a   Park, Eun Cheol ^b   Joong Kim, Han ^c   Choi, Jae Young ^c   Kim, Hee Nam ^c,d  

^a Graduate School of Public Health   (South Korea)

^b National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d NONE   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cochlear implant; cost utility analysis; quality adjusted life year

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; KOREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEAFNESS; DIRECT SERVICE COSTS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS;

EID: 33746192291     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: 16512553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016480500525213     Document Type: Article

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