Empirical testing of the external validity of a discrete choice experiment to determine preferred treatment option: The case of sleep apnea

Health Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 951-965

  Krucien, Nicolas ^a   Gafni, Amiram ^b   Pelletier Fleury, Nathalie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c EHESS Sciences   (France)

Author keywords

decision board; discrete choice experiment; external validity; stated preferences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISCRETE CHOICE EXPERIMENT; EXTERNAL VALIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE CONCEPTS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; TASK PERFORMANCE; AGED; HEALTH CARE COST; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PREFERENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; TIME FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PREFERENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84934756440     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.3076     Document Type: Article

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