Commentary on Jack Dowie, "Decision validity should determine whether a generic or condition-specific HRQOL measure is used in health care decisions".
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Institute of Health Economics, #1200, 10405 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3N4, Canada. dfeeny@pharmacy.ualberta.ca
D003258:Consumer Behavior; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003657:Decision Making; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000191:economics; D015276:Health Care Rationing; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D019057:Quality-Adjusted Life Years; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D016896:Treatment Outcome