Utility Weights for Allergic Rhinitis Based on a Community Survey with a Time Trade-off Technique in Japan

Background: Allergic rhinitis is not a fatal disease, but its symptoms deteriorate the quality of life. High morbidity raises a concern about its impact on health care resources. Utility weights, which are required for costutility analysis by the level of severity, have not been established to date....

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Main Authors: Kazuhiro Tamayama, Masahide Kondo, Aiko Shono, Ichiro Okubo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-01-01
Series:Allergology International
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893015306985