Modeling HUI 2 health state preference data using a nonparametric Bayesian method

Medical Decision Making

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 875-887

  Kharroubi, Samer A ^a,c   McCabe, Christopher ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Covariates; HUI 2; Nonparametric Bayesian methods; Preference based health measure

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PARAMETRIC TEST; POPULATION; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 57049105848     PISSN: 0272989X     EISSN: 1552681X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X08317000     Document Type: Article

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