A preference-based measure of health: The VR-6D derived from the veterans RAND 12-Item Health Survey

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1337-1347

  Selim, Alfredo J ^a,b,c,d   Rogers, William ^b,e   Qian, Shirley X ^a,b   Brazier, John ^f   Kazis, Lewis E ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness analysis; Health related quality of life; SF 6D; Utility measures

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80054009024     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-011-9866-y     Document Type: Review

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