A generalized measurement model to quantify health: The multi-attribute preference response model

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Krabbe, Paul F M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Theta Research   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84894330895     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079494     Document Type: Article

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