Challenges in health state valuation in paediatric economic evaluation: Are QALYs contraindicated?

PharmacoEconomics

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 641-652

  Ungar, Wendy J ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Cost utility; Patient preference; Utility measurement

Indexed keywords

BODY WEIGHT; CALIBRATION; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; EMOTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS;

EID: 79960138675     PISSN: 11707690     EISSN: 11792027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11591570-000000000-00000     Document Type: Review

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