The first stage of developing preference-based measures: Constructing a health-state classification using Rasch analysis

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 253-265

  Young, Tracey ^a,b   Yang, Yaling ^a   Brazier, John E ^a   Tsuchiya, Aki ^a,b   Coyne, Karin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNITED BIOSOURCE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Condition specific measure; Health related quality of life; Overactive bladder syndrome; Preference based measures; Quality adjusted life years; Rasch analysis

Indexed keywords

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; URINARY BLADDER, OVERACTIVE;

EID: 59849103323     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-008-9428-0     Document Type: Article

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