Valuing health at the end of life: An empirical study of public preferences

European Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 389-399

  Shah, Koonal K ^a,b   Tsuchiya, Aki ^b,c   Wailoo, Allan J ^b  

^a OFFICE OF HEALTH ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distributional preferences; End of life; NICE; Severity; UK

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSENSUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPIRICISM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; TERMINAL CARE; ADOLESCENT; ADVISORY COMMITTEE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FACTUAL DATABASE; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMICS; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVISORY COMMITTEES; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL; VALUE OF LIFE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901987888     PISSN: 16187598     EISSN: 16187601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-013-0482-3     Document Type: Article

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