Valuing QALYs in Relation to Equity Considerations Using a Discrete Choice Experiment
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Valuing QALYs in Relation to Equity Considerations Using a Discrete Choice Experiment.
BACKGROUND To judge whether an intervention offers value for money, the incremental costs per gained quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) need to be compared with some relevant threshold, which ideally reflects the monetary value of health gains. Literature suggests that this value may depend on the equity context in which health gains are produced, but the value of a QALY in relation to equity co...
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عنوان ژورنال: PharmacoEconomics
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1170-7690,1179-2027
DOI: 10.1007/s40273-015-0311-x