Healthy-years equivalent: Wounded but not yet dead

Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 265-269

  Hauber, A Brett ^a  

^a RTI HEALTH SOLUTIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

Conjoint analysis; Healthy years equivalent; Quality adjusted life years

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH YEARS EQUIVALENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; REVIEW;

HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; VALUE OF LIFE;

EID: 68649111426     PISSN: 14737167     EISSN: 17448379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erp.09.22     Document Type: Review

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