[Commentary] preference-weighted health-related quality of life and addiction - A critique

Addiction

Volumn 103, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1330-1331

  Cummins, Robert A ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Core affect; Critique; Health related quality of life; Preference weighting; Quality adjusted life years; Subjective wellbeing

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; NOTE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; VALIDITY;

EID: 47549090835     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2008.02258.x     Document Type: Note

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