Objective: The objective of this study was to determine utility scores for various chronic conditions. Design and setting: This study is a descriptive analysis. Health Utilities Index (HUI) scores for 20 chronic conditions were examined from the National Population Health Survey (NPHS) from 1994...

Objective: To determine the importance of specific health utility attributes that comprise overall utility scores for a number of chronic health state conditions. Study design: Cross-sectional study using data from a prospective national survey of the health of community-dwelling Canadians....

Since the 1960s, breakthroughs in agriculture have made it possible to satisfy the world's increasing requirements for food. Can this trend continue over the next thirty years when the world population is projected to exceed eight billion? This book takes a critical look at the immediate...