Trying to estimate a monetary value for the QALY

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 553-562

  Pinto Prades, Jose Luis ^a,b,c   Loomes, Graham ^d   Brey, Raul ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^b Centro de Estudios Andaluces   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biases; QALYs; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

CURRENCY; ESTIMATION METHOD; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; SURVEY; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MONEY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 67349212325     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2009.02.003     Document Type: Article

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