Evidence of spillover of illness among household members: EQ-5D scores from a US sample

Medical Decision Making

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 235-243

  Wittenberg, Eve ^a   Ritter, Grant A ^b   Prosser, Lisa A ^c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

care givers; cost effectiveness analysis; health utility; health related quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FAMILY SIZE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HUMAN; UNITED STATES;

FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84874477704     PISSN: 0272989X     EISSN: 1552681X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X12464434     Document Type: Article

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