EQ-5D as a quality of life measure in people with dementia and their carers: Evidence and key issues

Value in Health

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 390-399

  Hounsome, Natalia ^a   Orrell, Martin ^b   Edwards, Rhiannon Tudor ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness analysis; Health economics methods; Outcomes research; Priority setting; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; EQ 5D; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; RELIABILITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDITY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 79959610972     PISSN: 10983015     EISSN: 15244733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2010.08.002     Document Type: Article

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