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

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 127, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1183-1193

  Lansingh, Van C ^a,b   Carter, Marissa J ^c  

^a FUNDACIÓN VISIÓN   (Paraguay)

^b Fundacion Hugo Nano   (Argentina)

^c Strategic Solutions Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DATA SYNTHESIS; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VISION; 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: 70349255598     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 15383601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2009.113     Document Type: Article

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