Journal article
Comparison of the health-related quality of life of extremely low birth weight children and a reference group of children at age eight years
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To estimate and compare the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of extremely low birth weight (ELBW) children and a reference group of children at age 8 years.
DESIGN: The study utilized a utility equation from preference measures derived from a random sample of 194 general-population parents surveyed in 1987. This equation was applied to multiattribute health state descriptions of the study participants. Utilities can be used to …
Authors
Saigal S; Feeny D; Furlong W; Rosenbaum P; Burrows E; Torrance G
Journal
The Journal of Pediatrics, Vol. 125, No. 3, pp. 418–425
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
September 1994
DOI
10.1016/s0022-3476(05)83289-5
ISSN
0022-3476