quality-adjusted life year

English

Noun

quality-adjusted life year (plural quality-adjusted life years)

(medicine) A unit of measurement, equivalent to one year of life in perfect health, that can be used to decide whether a medical procedure is worthwhile for an individual.

Synonyms

QALY

Translations

medicine: unit of measurement

Finnish: laatupainotettu elinvuosi

Swedish: kvalitetsjusterat levnadsår (sv) n

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