Quality-Adjusted Life Years
Synonyms
Adjusted Life Year
Adjusted Life Years
Equivalents, Healthy Years
Healthy Years Equivalent
Healthy Years Equivalents
Life Year, Adjusted
Life Year, Quality-Adjusted
Life Years, Adjusted
Life Years, Quality-Adjusted
QALY
Quality Adjusted Life Years
Quality-Adjusted Life Year
Year, Adjusted Life
Year, Quality-Adjusted Life
Years, Adjusted Life
Years, Quality-Adjusted Life
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)