Preference measurement in health

• Other Authors: Bolin, Kristian, Blomquist, Glenn C.
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2014.
• Series: Advances in health economics and health services research ; v. 24.
• Subjects: Medical economics.; Medical care > Evaluation.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781784410285
• ISSN: 0731-2199 ;
• DOI: 10.1108/S0731-2199201424
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 295 p.)

Measurements of individual benefits of different health and medical interventions are fundamental for prioritizing among different alternative uses of resources in the healthcare sector. While psychometric measures do not necessarily provide information sufficient for assigning relative values to di...