Health State Utilities and Quality of Life in Patients with Hepatitis B

Gloria Woo; George Tomlinson; Colina Yim; Les Lilly; George Therapondos; David KH Wong; Wendy Ungar; Thomas R Einarson; Morris Sherman; E Jenny Heathcote; Murray Krahn

doi:10.1155/2012/736452

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology (Jan 2012)

Health State Utilities and Quality of Life in Patients with Hepatitis B

Gloria Woo,
George Tomlinson,
Colina Yim,
Les Lilly,
George Therapondos,
David KH Wong,
Wendy Ungar,
Thomas R Einarson,
Morris Sherman,
E Jenny Heathcote,
Murray Krahn

Affiliations

Gloria Woo: Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment Collaborative (THETA), University of Toronto, Canada
George Tomlinson: Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment Collaborative (THETA), University of Toronto, Canada
Colina Yim: Department of Nursing, University of Toronto, Canada
Les Lilly: Toronto General Research Institute and Clinical Studies Resource Centre, University Health Network, Canada
George Therapondos: Multiorgan Transplant Institute, Oschner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
David KH Wong: Toronto Western Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Wendy Ungar: Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Canada
Thomas R Einarson: Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Canada
Morris Sherman: Toronto General Research Institute and Clinical Studies Resource Centre, University Health Network, Canada
E Jenny Heathcote: Toronto Western Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Murray Krahn: Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment Collaborative (THETA), University of Toronto, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/736452
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 26, no. 7
pp. 445 – 451

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: The effect of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infection on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and health state utilities has not been well characterized.

Published in Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

ISSN: 0835-7900 (Print); 1916-7237 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1720

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