Health-health analysis - An alternative method for economic appraisal of health policy and safety regulation: Some empirical Swedish estimates

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-46

  Hjalte, Krister ^a   Norinder, Anna ^b   Persson, Ulf ^b,c   Maraste, Pia ^c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

^c LUND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Economic evaluation; Induced death cost; Risk reduction; Safety regulation; Value of statistical life

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISKS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

SAFETY REGULATION;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCOME; LEGAL ASPECT; MORTALITY; RAILWAY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INCOME; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; POWER PLANTS; RAILROADS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SWEDEN; VALUE OF LIFE;

EID: 0037207492     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(01)00084-7     Document Type: Article

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