Using willingness to pay to value alternative models of antenatal care

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 371-380

  Ryan, Mandy ^a   Ratcliffe, Julie ^a   Tucker, Janet ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; Closed ended willing to pay

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HUMAN; MIDWIFE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDWIFERY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SCOTLAND;

EID: 0031025509     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(96)00154-2     Document Type: Article

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