Background: The assessment of health states considered to be worse than dead is a controversial issue.<P>Objective: To investigate how health states are valued when they are close to dead. Differences between adjacent states are compared with the differences between the first positive|first...</p>

Alopecia areata (AA) is a common autoimmune disease ofthe hair follicles that causes nonscarring hair loss.1,2It mostfrequently affects the scalp; however, it may involve anyhair-bearing site on the body. The pivotal role of hair in aperson’s appearance and expressing one’s identity is...

Objectives A number of bolt-ons have been proposed for the EQ-5D, including two psoriasis-specifc bolt-ons, skin irritation and self-confdence. The study investigates and compares the relevance and comprehensiveness of these psoriasis-specifc bolt-ons and the EQ-5D-5L and explores the potential...