The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 155, Issue 1 , Pages 21-25.e5 , July 2009

Improving Decision Analyses: Parent Preferences (Utility Values) for Pediatric Health Outcomes

  • Aaron E. Carroll, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Children's Health Services Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
    • Center for Health Policy and Professionalism Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
    • Indiana University Center for Bioethics, Indianapolis, IN
    • Regenstrief Institute for Healthcare, Indianapolis, IN
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Aaron E. Carroll, MD, MS, Center for Health Policy and Professionalism Research, 410 West 10th Street, HITS 1020, Indianapolis, IN 46202.
    • ,
  • Stephen M. Downs, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Children's Health Services Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
    • Center for Health Policy and Professionalism Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
    • Regenstrief Institute for Healthcare, Indianapolis, IN

Received 4 September 2008 ,Revised 30 December 2008 ,Accepted 14 January 2009.

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 The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of Indiana University. The authors declare no conflicts of interest related to this work.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.01.040

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 155, Issue 1 , Pages 21-25.e5 , July 2009

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