Valuing health: A new proposal

Health Economics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 280-296

  Hausman, Daniel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Health measurement; Preferences; QALYs; Values

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH STATUS; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36; WELLBEING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; DISABLED PERSONS; DISEASE; HEALTH; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SOCIAL VALUES; VALUE OF LIFE;

EID: 76149094173     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1474     Document Type: Article

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