Concept information
Preferred term
Quality-Adjusted Life Years
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- QALYs
- Quality Adjusted Life Year
- Quality-Adjusted Life Year
- Quality Adjusted Life Years
- QUALY
- QUALYs
Scope note
- A measurement index derived from a modification of standard life-table procedures and designed to take account of the quality as well as the duration of survival. This index can be used in assessing the outcome of health care procedures or services. (BIOETHICS Thesaurus, 1994)
History note
- 96
In other languages
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Finnish
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QALY
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QUALY
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Swedish
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QALY
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D019057
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