Considerations of quality-adjusted life-year in palliative care for the terminally ill

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1197-

  Yang, Y Tony ^a   Mahon, Margaret M ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER PATIENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINAL DISEASE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 80755175216     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2011.0158     Document Type: Letter

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