Intro -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A Theory of Technical and Institutional Change -- 3 Economic Change in Thailand, 1880 to 1940 -- 4 The Technology of Rice Production, 1880 to 1940 -- 5 Institutional Change: Irrigation Policy -- 6 From Property Rights...

Objectives: To introduce a health-related quality of life measure for home care and institutional longtermcare settings based on the Minimum Data Set (MDS) and the Health Utilities Index Mark 2 (HUI2).Methods: Health attributes of Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) were identified, and...

Hypertension is one of the most common chronic conditions worldwide. There is strong evidence that low socioeconomic status is associated with elevated rates of blood pressure-related cardiovascular disease. Few studies have examined the association between socioeconomic circumstances and...

Purpose. The paper reviews the Health Utilities Index (HUI®) as a means to describe health status and obtain utility scores reflecting health-related quality of life (HRQL). Materials. The HUI Mark 2 (HUI2) and Mark 3 (HUI3) classification and scoring systems are described. The methods used to...