Mapping the EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-H&N35 to the EQ-5D for head and neck cancer: Can disease-specific utilities be obtained?

INTRODUCTION:Innovations in head and neck cancer (HNC) treatment are often subject to economic evaluation prior to their reimbursement and subsequent access for patients. Mapping functions facilitate economic evaluation of new treatments when the required utility data is absent, but quality of life...

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Main Authors: Ann-Jean C C Beck, Jacobien M Kieffer, Valesca P Retèl, Lydia F J van Overveld, Robert P Takes, Michiel W M van den Brekel, Wim H van Harten, Martijn M Stuiver
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226077