Quality-Adjusted Life Years
"Quality-Adjusted Life Years" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A measurement index derived from a modification of standard life-table procedures and designed to take account of the quality as well as the duration of survival. This index can be used in assessing the outcome of health care procedures or services. (BIOETHICS Thesaurus, 1994)
| Descriptor ID |
D019057
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.740.100.500.700 N01.224.935.530.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Quality-Adjusted Life Years- Quality-Adjusted Life Years
- Life Year, Quality-Adjusted
- Life Years, Quality-Adjusted
- Quality-Adjusted Life Year
- Year, Quality-Adjusted Life
- Years, Quality-Adjusted Life
- Quality Adjusted Life Years
- QALY
Adjusted Life Years- Adjusted Life Years
- Adjusted Life Year
- Life Year, Adjusted
- Life Years, Adjusted
- Year, Adjusted Life
- Years, Adjusted Life
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| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2016 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2018 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Quality-Adjusted Life Years" by people in Profiles.
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Value-based care in allergy-immunology: Beyond the quality-adjusted life year. Allergy Asthma Proc. 2025 May 01; 46(3):165-167.
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SCS for CRPS: A Review of Cost-Effectiveness Models. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2025 Apr 21; 29(1):75.
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of deep brain stimulation versus treatment as usual for treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder. J Neurosurg. 2025 May 01; 142(5):1225-1234.
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Economic Value of Bronchoscopy Technologies that Improves Sensitivity for Malignancy for Peripheral Pulmonary Lesions. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2024 Dec; 21(12):1759-1769.
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Cost-effectiveness of dostarlimab plus carboplatin-paclitaxel for primary advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer from a US payer perspective. Gynecol Oncol. 2025 Jan; 192:24-31.
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Impact of adherence on the cost-effectiveness of apixaban and rivaroxaban in stroke prevention among patients with atrial fibrillation in the United States. Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res. 2025 Jan; 25(1):63-70.
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Counting the Cost of Cellular and/or Tissue-Based Products in Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Is There a Justifiable Price Limit per Square Centimeter? Adv Wound Care (New Rochelle). 2025 Apr; 14(4):181-187.
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The Cost-Effectiveness of Omalizumab for Treatment of Food Allergy. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2024 Sep; 12(9):2481-2489.e1.
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Cost-effectiveness and threshold analysis of deep brain stimulation vs. treatment-as-usual for treatment-resistant depression. Transl Psychiatry. 2024 Jun 07; 14(1):243.
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Is Blepharoplasty Cost-effective? Utility Analysis of Dermatochalasis and Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Upper Eyelid Blepharoplasty. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2024 Sep-Oct 01; 40(5):552-559.