Deriving an algorithm to convert the eight mean SF-36 dimension scores into a mean EQ-5D preference-based score from published studies (where patient level data are not available)

Value in Health

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1131-1143

  Ara, Roberta ^a,b   Brazier, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EQ 5D; Quality of life; SF 36; Utility

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 51149122919     PISSN: 10983015     EISSN: 15244733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4733.2008.00352.x     Document Type: Article

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