Use of global visual acuity data in a time trade-off approach to calculate the cost utility of cataract surgery: Methodological issues of cost-utility comparisons

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 127, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1205-1206

  Frick, Kevin D ^b   Massof, Robert W ^a  

^a Lions Vision Center   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; EYE CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL ACUITY; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 70349233835     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 15383601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2009.236     Document Type: Editorial

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