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WTP for a QALY and health states: More money for severer health states?

BACKGROUND: In economic evaluation, cost per quality-adjusted life year (QALY) is generally used as an indicator for cost-effectiveness. Although JPY 5 million to 6 million (USD 60, 000 to 75,000) per QALY is frequently referred to as a threshold in Japan, do all QALYs have the same monetary value?...

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Autores principales: Shiroiwa, Takeru, Igarashi, Ataru, Fukuda, Takashi, Ikeda, Shunya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3766196/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24128004
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1478-7547-11-22