A Characterization of Quality-Adjusted Life-Years under Cumulative Prospect Theory

Quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) are the most common utility measure in medical decision analysis and economic evaluations of health care. This paper presents an axiomatization of QALYs under cumulative prospect theory (CPT), currently the most influential model for decision under uncertainty. Be...

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Veröffentlicht in:Mathematics of Operations Research. - Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences. - 28(2003), 1, Seite 181-193
1. Verfasser: Bleichrodt, Han (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Miyamoto, John
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2003
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Mathematics of Operations Research
Schlagworte:QALYs Cumulative Prospect Theory Multiattribute Utility Theory Mathematics Behavioral sciences Economics Health sciences Law