Time preference, the discounted utility model and health

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-66

  Bleichrodt, Han ^a   Gafni, Amiram ^b  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

cost utility analysis; decision analysis; time preference; utility theory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0029932737     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-6296(95)00031-3     Document Type: Article

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