Caring for relatives with dementia: Willingness-to-pay for a reduction in caregiver's burden

Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 535-547

  König, Markus ^a   Wettstein, Albert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Burden; Caregiver; Contingent valuation method; Dementia; Economic evaluation; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTINGENT VALUATION; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; SALARY;

EID: 0036900470     PISSN: 14737167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737167.2.6.535     Document Type: Review

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