Is there a case for using visual analogue scale valuations in cost-utility analysis?
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Is there a case for using visual analogue scale valuations in cost-utility analysis?
This paper critically reviews theoretical and empirical propositions regarding visual analogue scale (VAS) valuations of health states and their use in cost-utility analysis (CUA). A widely repeated assertion in the economic evaluation literature is the inferiority, on theoretical grounds, of VAS valuations. Five common criticisms are: VAS lacks a theoretical foundation; VAS values are not 'cho...
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عنوان ژورنال: Health Economics
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1057-9230,1099-1050
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1086