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Original Article

Utility Weights for the Vision-related Assessment of Quality of Life (AQoL)-7D Instrument

Jeff RichardsonCentre for Health Economics, Monash University, Melbourne, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Angelo IezziCentre for Health Economics, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
,
Stuart Peacock
,
Kompal SinhaCentre for Health Economics, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
,
Munir KhanCentre for Health Economics, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
,
RoseAnne MisajonSchool of Political and Social Inquiry, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
&
Jill Keeffe
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Pages 172-182 | Received 26 Aug 2010, Accepted 05 Oct 2011, Published online: 08 May 2012

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