Gender Bias in Economic Evaluation Methods. Quality of Life and Family Role Effects

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 4-6

  Frick, Kevin D ^a   Jones, Alison Snow ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PAIN; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT FORM 36; SYMPTOM; WELLBEING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 38149090990     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2007.11.003     Document Type: Note

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