EQ-5D-5L in the general german population: Comparison and evaluation of three yearly cross-section surveys

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2016, Pages

  Huber, Manuel B ^a   Reitmeir, Peter ^a   Vogelmann, Martin ^b   Leidl, Reiner ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Wort and Bild Verlag Konradshöhe GmbH and Co KG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cross section; EQ 5D 5L; Germany; Reference values

Indexed keywords

CROSS SECTION; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; HEALTH STATUS; POPULATION SIZE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EQ 5D 5L QUESTIONNAIRE; FEMALE; GERMAN (CITIZEN); HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GERMANY; PSYCHOMETRY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

GERMANY;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84961616403     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph13030343     Document Type: Article

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