Willingness to pay for treated mosquito nets in Surat, India: The design and descriptive analysis of a household survey

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 402-411

  Bhatia, M R ^a   Fox Rushby, J A ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contingent valuation; Demand; Household survey; India; Malaria; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDIA; INFECTION CONTROL; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MOSQUITO; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0036905672     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/17.4.402     Document Type: Article

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