European Journal of Cancer
Volume 37, Issue 14 , Pages 1729-1735 , September 2001

Response shift in the perception of health for utility evaluation: an explorative investigation

  • J Bernhard

      Affiliations

    • SIAK Coordinating Center, Effingerstr. 40, CH-3008 Bern, Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +41-31-389-9191; fax: +41-31-389-9200
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  • A Lowy

      Affiliations

    • SIAK Coordinating Center, Effingerstr. 40, CH-3008 Bern, Switzerland
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  • R Maibach

      Affiliations

    • SIAK Coordinating Center, Effingerstr. 40, CH-3008 Bern, Switzerland
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  • C Hürny

      Affiliations

    • Geriatrische Klinik, Bürgerspital, Rorschacher Strasse 94, CH-9000 St Gallen, Switzerland
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  • for the Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK) and the Swiss Institute for Applied Cancer Research (SIAK), Bern, Switzerland

Received 23 April 2001 ,Accepted 23 May 2001.

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European Journal of Cancer
Volume 37, Issue 14 , Pages 1729-1735 , September 2001

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