Does 'process utility' exist? A case study of willingness to pay for laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 699-707

  Donaldson, Cam ^a   Shackley, Phil ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Process utility; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HYPOTHESIS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT GUIDANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SCOTLAND;

EID: 0031031739     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(96)00215-8     Document Type: Article

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