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VANCOUVER GEN HOSP,CTR SHORT TERM ASSESSMENT & TREATMENT,VANCOUVER V5Z 1M9,BC,CANADAVANCOUVER GEN HOSP,CTR SHORT TERM ASSESSMENT & TREATMENT,VANCOUVER V5Z 1M9,BC,CANADA
WARREN, JM
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[1] VANCOUVER GEN HOSP,CTR SHORT TERM ASSESSMENT & TREATMENT,VANCOUVER V5Z 1M9,BC,CANADA
The quality-adjusted life-year, an economic tool for allocating health care resources, lets researchers compare the cost-effectiveness of different therapies for virtually any disease. It purports to describe quantity of life, with an adjustment for quality of life, as a function of financial cost. Its goal is to maximize health care efficiency, but its methodology does not adequately meet the needs of older patients.