Quality of Life

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Acknowledgements, Introduction, Part One: Conceptual Frameworks 1. Commodities, characteristics of commodities, characteristics of people, utilities and the quality of life A J Culyer 2. The quality of life: starting from Aristotle C B Meqone 3. The quality of life: a contrast between utilitarian and existentialist approaches J Hodges , Part Two: Methodology Introduction: What are QALYs? 4. Issues in the design and construction of a quality of life measure P Kind 5. Multidimensional representation of disablement: a qualitative approach M Hirst 6. The scope and limitations of QALY measures G Loomes and L McKenzie , Part Three: Empirical Perspectives 7. Economic approaches to measuring quality of life: conceptual convenience or methodological straitjacket? A Sheill, C Pettipher, N Raynes and K Wright 8. Spouse carers: whose quality of life? G Parker 9. Caring at home for children with mental handicaps S Baldwin and K Gerard 10. Security and autonomy: criteria for judging the quality of care offered to adolescents in time limited placements C Downs 11. Choice and self determination as aspects of quality of life in private sector homes A Corden n 12. Testing Townsend: exploring living standards using secondary data analysis S Hutton , Part Four: Policy Issues 13. The relationship between individual choice and government policy in the decision to consume hazardous goods. C Godfrey and M Powell 14. The QALY: how can it be used? C Gudex 15. Treating people with AIDS: is it ethical to be efficient? A Eastwood and A Maynard.

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