Global Patterns of QALY and DALY Use in Surgical Cost-Utility Analyses: A Systematic Review
Rios-Diaz AJ, Lam J, Ramos MS, Moscoso AV, Vaughn P, Zogg CK, Caterson EJ. Global Patterns of QALY and DALY Use in Surgical Cost-Utility Analyses: A Systematic Review. PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0148304. PMID: 26862894, PMCID: PMC4749322, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCost-effectiveness studiesUse of qalysRegional income levelsCost-utility analysisHigh-income countriesSummary measuresQALY studiesIncome levelDisability-adjusted life yearsIncome characteristicsSignificant incomeLife yearsQALYHealth policy researchComparative implicationsPolicy researchDALYsCountriesNational locationMeasure useImportant implicationsGlobal prioritizationIncomeSuch regional variationsQALYs