Question 7 · LEK · Quality-adjusted life years (QALY)
In cost benefit analysis (comparison of two interventions that have different health effects) the most commonly used measure to compare the health effects is:
- A. fatality.
- B. QALY.
- C. VOLY.
- D. DALY.
- E. HYE.
Hint
Choose the generic outcome that combines length of life with its quality and is used as the unit of health gained per cost.
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