Definition and evaluation of the monotonicity condition for preference-based instruments

Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 414-420

  Swanson, Sonja A ^a   Miller, Matthew ^a,b   Robins, James M ^a   Hernána, Miguel A ^a,c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD MIT DIVISION OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PILOT STUDY; PREFERENCE BASED INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLE METHOD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIGNETTE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS; PILOT PROJECTS; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84937875111     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: 15315487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/eDe.0000000000000279     Document Type: Article

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