Methodological issues in the application of conjoint analysis in health care

Health Economics

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 373-378

  Ryan, Mandy ^a,d   McIntosh, Emma ^a,b   Shackley, Phil ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conjoint analysis; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MEDICAL RECORDS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOTLAND; TIME MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031853959     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1050(199806)7:4<373::AID-HEC348>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Article

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