Comparison of two methods of calculating quality-adjusted life years.
This paper compares two methods for calculating QALYs using quality of life data from a clinical trial. The methods produced similar results in the population as a whole, but they gave different results in a large subset. Different methods for calculating QALYs may give different results, and care should be taken to select the correct method.
Ganiats
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Division of Family Medicine-0807, UC San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92093-0807, USA.
Browner
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Kaplan
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D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D019057:Quality-Adjusted Life Years; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States