Population norms for the EQ-5D index scores using Singapore preference weights

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1545-1553

  Abdin, Edimansyah ^a   Subramaniam, Mythily ^a   Vaingankar, Janhavi Ajit ^a   Luo, Nan ^b   Chong, Siow Ann ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

EQ 5D; Population norms; Quality of life; Singapore

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGAPORE; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX FACTORS; SINGAPORE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84930479518     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: 15732649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-014-0859-5     Document Type: Article

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