NALT

Preferred term

quality-adjusted life year

Topic

A unit of health care outcomes that adjusts gains (or losses) in years of life subsequent to a health care intervention by the quality of life during those years. QALYs can provide a common unit for comparing cost-utility across different interventions and health problems.

health-adjusted life year

quality of life

QALY (quality-adjusted life year)

Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN)

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

59192

Spanish

año de vida ajustado por calidad

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/137621

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Created 9/24/10, last modified 9/16/14