Willingness to pay for periodontal therapy: Development and testing of an instrument

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 44-51

  Matthews, Debora C ^a   Birch, Stephen ^b   Gafni, Amiram ^b   DiCenso, Alba ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical decision making; Cost benefit analysis; Dental insurance; Economic analysis; Health related quality of life; Periodontal therapy; Preference based measurements; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL SURGERY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERIODONTITIS; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERIODONTITIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0033302155     PISSN: 00224006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.1999.tb03234.x     Document Type: Article

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