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The Health Utilities Index (HUI) system for assessing health-related quality of life in clinical studies by Furlong, W J, Feeny, D H, Torrance, G W, Barr, R D

“…This paper reviews the Health Utilities Index (HUI) systems as means to describe health status and obtain utility scores reflecting health-related quality of…”
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Evaluation of WOMAC 20, 50, 70 response criteria in patients treated with hylan G-F 20 for knee osteoarthritis by Bellamy, N, Bell, M J, Goldsmith, C H, Pericak, D, Walker, V, Raynauld, J P, Torrance, G W, Tugwell, P, Polisson, R

“…Objective: A secondary analysis of a previously conducted one year randomised controlled trial to evaluate the capacity of responder criteria based on the…”
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A prospective, randomized, pragmatic, health outcomes trial evaluating the incorporation of hylan G-F 20 into the treatment paradigm for patients with knee osteoarthritis (Part 1 of 2): clinical results by Raynauld, J.-P., Torrance, G.W., Band, P.A., Goldsmith, C.H., Tugwell, P., Walker, V., Schultz, M., Bellamy, N.

“…Objective First, to assess the clinical effectiveness of hylan G-F 20 in an appropriate care treatment regimen (as defined by the American College of…”
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Cost and health related quality of life consequences of multiple sclerosis by Grima, D T, Torrance, G W, Francis, G, Rice, G, Rosner, A J, Lafortune, L

“…Objectives: To (i) quantify the cost of multiple sclerosis (MS) to the Canadian health care system and society; (ii) measure health utility in MS patients, and…”
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Improvement in health utility among patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with adalimumab (a human anti-TNF monoclonal antibody) plus methotrexate by Torrance, G. W., Tugwell, P., Amorosi, S., Chartash, E., Sengupta, N.

“…Objectives. To compare health-related quality of life (HRQoL), as measured by health utility, in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treated with…”
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A comprehensive multiattribute system for classifying the health status of survivors of childhood cancer by Feeny, D, Furlong, W, Barr, R D, Torrance, G W, Rosenbaum, P, Weitzman, S

“…A multiattribute health status classification system was devised to describe comprehensively the health status of survivors of childhood cancer. The system…”
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A prospective, randomized, pragmatic, health outcomes trial evaluating the incorporation of hylan G-F 20 into the treatment paradigm for patients with knee osteoarthritis (Part 2 of 2): economic results by Torrance, G.W., Raynauld, J.P., Walker, V., Goldsmith, C.H., Bellamy, N., Band, P.A., Schultz, M., Tugwell, P.

“…Objective Viscosupplementation with hylan G-F 20 has recently become registered for treatment of patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee in most parts of…”
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Reliability of the Health Utilities Index-Mark III Used in the 1991 Cycle 6 Canadian General Social Survey Health Questionnaire by M. H. Boyle, W. Furlong, D. Feeny, Torrance, G. W., Hatcher, J.

“…This study presents information on the test-retest reliability of the Health Utility Index-Mark III (HUI) system used in cycle 6 of the Canadian General Social…”
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Effectiveness and safety of repeat courses of hylan G-F 20 in patients with knee osteoarthritis by Raynauld, J.P., Goldsmith, C.H., Bellamy, N., Torrance, G.W., Polisson, R., Belovich, D., Pericak, D., Tugwell, P.

“…To compare the effectiveness and safety of repeat treatment with hylan G-F 20 based on data from a randomized, controlled trial [Raynauld JP, Torrance GW, Band…”
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Cost-Utility Analysis in Depression: The McSad Utility Measure for Depression Health States by Bennett, Kathryn J., Torrance, George W., Boyle, Michael H., Guscott, Richard

“…Cost-utility analysis, used increasingly over the past decade to analyze costs and effects in treating physical diseases, has received little attention in…”
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Development and Initial Validation of a New Preference-Based Disease-Specific Health-Related Quality of Life Instrument for Erectile Function by Torrance, G. W., M. A. Keresteci, R. W. Casey, A. J. Rosner, Ryan, N., M. C. Breton

“…Health-related quality of life instruments may be generic or specific. In general, only generic instruments use preference-based scoring. We report on a novel…”
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What should be reported in a methods section on utility assessment? by Stalmeier, P F, Goldstein, M K, Holmes, A M, Lenert, L, Miyamoto, J, Stiggelbout, A M, Torrance, G W, Tsevat, J

“…The measurement of utilities, or preferences, for health states may be affected by the technique used. Unfortunately, in papers reporting utilities, it is…”
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The comprehensive assessment of health status in survivors of childhood cancer: application to high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukaemia by FEENY, D, LEIPER, A, BARR, R. D, FURLONG, W, TORRANCE, G. W, ROSENBAUM, P, WEITZMAN, S

“…The health status of 69 survivors of high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is assessed using a multi-attribute classification system. Seven attributes…”
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Letter to the Editor: Reply to the letter by Max I. Hamburger by Raynauld, J.-P., Goldsmith, C.H., Torrance, G.W.

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Visual analog scales: do they have a role in the measurement of preferences for health states? by Torrance, G W, Feeny, D, Furlong, W

“…Visual analog scales (VASs) have long been used as a method of measuring preferences for health outcomes. They are easy and inexpensive to implement, can be…”
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Productivity costs, time costs and health-related quality of life: a response to the Erasmus Group by Weinstein, Milton C., Siegel, Joanna E., Garber, Alan M., Lipscomb, Joseph, Luce, Bryan R., Manning Jr, Willard G., Torrance, George W.

“…Responds to a paper by Brouwer et al which raised important issues concerning the treatment of productivity costs in cost-effectiveness analysis. As members of…”
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Development and Testing of a Utility Measure for Major, Unipolar Depression (McSad) by K. J. Bennett, Torrance, G. W., M. H. Boyle, R. Guscott, L. A. Moran

“…Objective: To develop and test a direct utility measure (McSad) for major, unipolar depression. Methods: A depression specific, multi-attribute health state…”
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Physical disability among Canadians reporting musculoskeletal diseases by Reynolds, D L, Chambers, L W, Badley, E M, Bennett, K J, Goldsmith, C H, Jamieson, E, Torrance, G W, Tugwell, P

“…About one million Canadian adults are estimated to have physical disabilities attributed to a musculoskeletal condition, a prevalence of 50.1/1,000 adults (all…”
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Health state utilities in knee replacement surgery: the development and evaluation of McKnee by Bennett, K J, Torrance, G W, Moran, L A, Smith, F, Goldsmith, C H

“…1. To develop McKnee, a classification system and direct utility measure for health states associated with knee replacement (KR) surgery. 2. To apply McKnee in…”
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Multiattribute Utility Function for a Comprehensive Health Status Classification System: Health Utilities Index Mark 2 by Torrance, George W., Feeny, David H., Furlong, William J., Barr, Ronald D., Zhang, Yueming, Wang, Qinan

“…The Health Utilities Index Mark 2 (HUI:2) is a generic multiattribute, preference-based system for assessing health-related quality of life. Health Utilities…”
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