Relationship between utility values and willingness to pay in patients undergoing orthognathic treatment

Community Dental Health

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 92-96

  Cunningham, Susan J ^a   Hunt, Nigel P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Contingent valuation; Orthognathic treatment; Utility analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORAL SURGERY; ORTHODONTICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ORTHODONTICS, CORRECTIVE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS;

EID: 0034208951     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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