The invisible hands made visible: Recognizing the value of informal care in healthcare decision-making

Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 557-561

  van Exel, Job ^a   Bobinac, Ana ^a   Koopmanschap, Marc ^a   Brouwer, Werner ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Burden; Health decisions; Informal care; Measurement; Valuation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WELLBEING;

EID: 68649107131     PISSN: 14737167     EISSN: 17448379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737167.8.6.557     Document Type: Article

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