Measuring the Benefits of Healthcare: DALYs and QALYs – Does the Choice of Measure Matter? A Case Study of Two Preventive Interventions

Background: The measurement of health benefits is a key issue in health economic evaluations. There is very scarce empirical literature exploring the differences of using quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) or disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) as benefit metrics and their potential impact in de...

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Autores principales: Augustovski, Federico, Colantonio, Lisandro D., Galante, Julieta, Bardach, Ariel, Caporale, Joaquín E., Zárate, Víctor, Chuang, Ling Hsiang, Pichon-Riviere, Andres, Kind, Paul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Kerman University of Medical Sciences 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5819372/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29524936
http://dx.doi.org/10.15171/ijhpm.2017.47

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5819372/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29524936
http://dx.doi.org/10.15171/ijhpm.2017.47

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