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A taxonomy of health utility assessment methods and the role for uncertainty analysis

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Szende, A., Schaefer, C. A taxonomy of health utility assessment methods and the role for uncertainty analysis. Eur J Health Econ 7, 147–151 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10198-005-0334-x

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