Browsing by Author "Kind, Paul"

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    Estimating Domestic Values for EQ-5D Health States Using Survey Data From External Sources
    (LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2009) Chuang, Ling Hsiang; Zarate, Victor; Kind, Paul
    Background: Health status measures used to quantify outcomes for economic evaluation must be capable of representing health gain in a single index, usually calibrated in terms of the social preferences elicited from "the relevant population." The general problem faced in the majority of countries where social preferences are required for cost-effectiveness analysis is the absence of a value set based on domestic data sources.
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    Hispanic Valuation of the EQ-5D Health States: A Social Value Set for Latin Americans
    (BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, 2008) Zarate, Victor; Kind, Paul; Chuang, Ling Hsiang
    Objectives: Cost-effectiveness analysis has been recommended by national health agencies worldwide. In the United Kingdom, the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence supports the use of generic health-related quality of life instruments such as EuroQol EQ-5D when quality-adjusted life-years are used to measure health benefits. Despite the urgent need for appropriate methodologies to improve the use of scarce resources in Latin American countries, little is known about how health is valued.