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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
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Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > epidemiology > burden of disease > health-adjusted life year > quality-adjusted life year
Preferred Term:

quality-adjusted life year

Definition:
A unit of health care outcomes that adjusts gains (or losses) in years of life subsequent to a health care intervention by the quality of life during those years. QALYs can provide a common unit for comparing cost-utility across different interventions and health problems.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
health-adjusted life year
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • QALY (quality-adjusted life year)
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/137621
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RDF/XMLCreated 2010-09-24, last modified 2014-09-16