Defining the value of a statistical life: A comment

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 169-175

  Blomqvist, Åke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contingent markets; Mortality reducing projects; Value of statistical life

Indexed keywords

MEASUREMENT METHOD; MORTALITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BUDGET; DEATH; HEALTH ECONOMICS; INTUITION; LIFE; LIFESPAN; NORMAL VALUE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIETY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0036156478     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6296(01)00113-8     Document Type: Note

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