Head-to-head comparison between the EQ-5D-5L and the EQ-5D-3L in general population health surveys

Abstract Background The EQ-5D has been frequently used in national health surveys. This study is a head-to-head comparison to assess how expanding the number of levels from three (EQ-5D-3L) to five in the new EQ-5D-5L version has improved its distribution, discriminatory power, and validity in the g...

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Main Authors: Marc Martí-Pastor, Angels Pont, Mónica Ávila, Olatz Garin, Gemma Vilagut, Carlos G. Forero, Yolanda Pardo, Ricard Tresserras, Antonia Medina-Bustos, Oriol Garcia-Codina, Juan Cabasés, Luis Rajmil, Jordi Alonso, Montse Ferrer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Population Health Metrics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12963-018-0170-8