A.W.GROGONO.
Department of Anaesthesia, Royal Free Hospital, London NW3 2XJ
D.J. WOODGATE
St. Andrew's Hospital, Billericay, Essex
This Health Index was developed in 1970 to provide the basis for a universal measure of health. It uses a ten point scale to weight a patient's health. It is reproduced here with the Lancet's permission in response to requests for copies. The original Lancet article describing the index is available here in three versions:
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write to me. Thank you.
Alan W. Grogono, M.D.
