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Title: | Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) for decision-making?: An overview of the literature |
Authors: | Fox-Rushby, J |
Keywords: | Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs);Economic Evaluation;Burden of Disease;Cost-effectiveness analysis;Prioritisation;Decision-Making;Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) |
Issue Date: | 2002 |
Publisher: | Office of Health Economics |
Citation: | Public Health, pp. 1 - 172, 2002 |
Abstract: | This monograph covers 8 questions: What are Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs)? Why were DALYs developed? How are DALYs constructed? How have DALYs been used? What are the principal criticisms of DALYs? Are DALYs more widely applicable than EQ5D quality adjusted life years? Are DALYs better than EQ5D DALYs as an outcome measure in economic evaluations? DALYs or QALYs for decision-making? |
URI: | http://www.publichealthjrnl.com/article/S0033-3506(04)00116-7/abstract http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/10069 |
DOI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2004.06.001 |
Appears in Collections: | Health Economics Research Group (HERG) Dept of Life Sciences Research Papers |
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