In pursuit of QALY weights for relatives: Empirical estimates in relatives caring for older people

European Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 285-292

  Davidson, Thomas ^a   Krevers, Barbro ^a   Levin, Lars Åke ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Economics; QALY weight; Relatives

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAREGIVER; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISABLED PERSON; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUESTIONNAIRE; STROKE; SWEDEN; WELLBEING;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SWEDEN;

EID: 46949083938     PISSN: 16187598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-007-0076-z     Document Type: Article

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