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This paper compares two methods for calculating QALYs using quality of life data from a clinical trial. The methods produced similar results in the population as a whole, but they gave different results in a large subset. Different methods for calculating QALYs may give different results, and care should be taken to select the correct method.
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Supported by grants RO1-HS-06098 from the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, RO1-NS-24224 from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and from the UCSD Health Outcomes Assessment Program.
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Ganiats, T.G., Browner, D.K. & Kaplan, R.M. Comparison of two methods of calculating Quality-adjusted Life Years. Qual Life Res 5, 162–164 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00435981
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00435981