Quality-adjusted life years: Population-specific measurement of the quality component

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 6 SUPPL 6, 2011, Pages 17-21

  McGhee, S M ^a   Brazier, J ^b   Lam, C L K ^a   Wong, L C ^a   Chau, J ^a   Cheung, A ^a   Ho, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PAIN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; ROLE LIMITATION; SHORT FORM 36; SHORT FORM 6D; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VITALITY; ADOLESCENT; HEALTH SURVEY; LANGUAGE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MIDDLE AGED; VALIDATION STUDY; FACE TO FACE INTERVIEW; FUNCTIONAL STATUS ASSESSMENT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859707292     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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