Journal article
Health Status Index Models: A Unified Mathematical View
Abstract
A general mathematical formulation of the health status index model is developed. Equations are given for three types of population health indexes and for the determination of the amount of health improvement created by a health care program. Fourteen of the major health status index models from the literature are analyzed, and it is shown that each can be viewed as a special case of the general formulation. It is hoped that the paper will help …
Authors
Torrance GW
Journal
Management Science, Vol. 22, No. 9, pp. 990–1001
Publisher
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
Publication Date
May 1976
DOI
10.1287/mnsc.22.9.990
ISSN
0025-1909