What is the relationship between the minimally important difference and health state utility values? The case of the SF-6D.

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Published in Health Qual Life Outcomes on April 11, 2003

Authors

Stephen J Walters1, John E Brazier

Author Affiliations

1: Sheffield Health Economics Group, School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Regent Court, 30 Regent Street, Sheffield, S1 4DA, UK. s.j.walters@sheffield.ac.uk

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