TY - BOOK ID - 144705445 TI - EQ-5D value sets : inventory, comparative review and user guide AU - Szende, Agota AU - Oppe, Mark AU - Delvin, Nancy PY - 2007 SN - 9781402055102 PB - New York Springer DB - UniCat KW - WA 900 Public health statistics (including narrative reports on health conditions and health surveys) KW - Health Status Indicators KW - Quality of Life UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:144705445 AB - This book provides an essential guide to the use of the EuroQol Group's value sets for anyone working with EQ-5D data. The EQ-5D is one of the most widely-used generic health state descriptive systems internationally, with applications in clinical trials, public health research and assessments of value for money. In addition to providing a way of describing health and health improvement, the EQ-5D facilitates the valuation of health and health gain through its pre-existing value sets, spanning a wide range of countries and continents. This book brings together, for the first time, a comprehensive inventory of these value sets and their characteristics.Further, in response to frequent requests from users of EQ-5D data for advice on valuation, the book provides clear guidance to users on how to choose which value set to use, for what purpose. ER -