Mortality prediction by quality-adjusted life year compatible health measures: Findings in a nationally representative US sample

Medical Care

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 443-450

  Jerant, Anthony ^a   Tancredi, Daniel J ^a   Franks, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

cost effectiveness analysis; health related quality of life; mortality; quality adjusted life years; self rated health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 12; UNITED STATES; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AREA UNDER CURVE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954705579     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e318206c231     Document Type: Article

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