Valuing health-related quality of life in heart failure: a systematic review of methods to derive quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) in trial-based cost–utility analyses
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Heart Failure Reviews
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1382-4147,1573-7322
DOI: 10.1007/s10741-019-09780-7