title: Assessing quality of life and preferences in the seriously ill using utility theory.
authors: Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Tsevat
authors: N V
authors: NV
authors: Dawson
authors: D B
authors: DB
authors: Matchar
mesh_terms: D002388:Catastrophic Illness / Q000523:psychology*; D003657:Decision Making; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010358:Patient Participation; D011788:Quality of Life; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014481:United States