Some methodological issues with the analysis of preference-based EQ-5D index score

Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 162-176

  Li, Liang ^a   Fu, Alex Z ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

EQ 5D; Health related quality of life; Quantile regression; Sandwich variance estimator; Two part model; Utility

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EQ 5D INDEX SCORE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HEALTH STATISTICS; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDIAN TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69949132946     PISSN: 13873741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10742-009-0053-3     Document Type: Article

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