Do quality-adjusted life years take account of lost income? Evidence from an Australian survey

European Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 103-109

  Richardson, Jeff ^a   Peacock, Stuart J ^a,b,c   Iezzi, Angelo ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Consumption benefits; Cost utility analysis; Indirect benefits; Outcomes; Quality adjusted life years

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; SICK LEAVE;

EID: 58149087666     PISSN: 16187598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-008-0107-4     Document Type: Article

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