Multiplicative Utilities for Health and Consumption

DOI10.1287/deca.1120.0248zbMath1355.91033OpenAlexW1982628454MaRDI QIDQ2960231

Kenneth C. jun. Lichtendahl, Samuel E. Bodily

Publication date: 8 February 2017

Published in: Decision Analysis (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1287/deca.1120.0248

zbMATH Keywords

correlationmedical decision makingmultiattribute utilitystandard gambletime trade-offhealth utility analysislife-cycle consumption planningQALYs

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Decision theory (91B06) Applications of game theory (91A80) Economic models of real-world systems (e.g., electricity markets, etc.) (91B74)

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