Estimation of quality-adjusted life expectancy in patients under prolonged mechanical ventilation

Value in Health

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 347-353

  Hung, Mei Chuan ^a   Yan, Yuan Horng ^b   Fan, Po Sheng ^b   Lin, Ming Shian ^b   Chen, Cheng Ren ^b   Kuo, Lu Cheng ^c   Yu, Chong Jen ^c   Wang, Jung Der ^a,c,d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHIA YI CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

(QALE); Health gap; Life expectancy; Quality adjusted life expectancy; Quality adjusted life years (QALY)

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CAREGIVER; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROQOL 5D; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE EXPECTANCY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79954628469     PISSN: 10983015     EISSN: 15244733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2010.09.006     Document Type: Article

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