The value of life and health for public policy

Economic Record

Volumn 79, Issue SPECIAL ISSUE, 2003, Pages

  Abelson, Peter ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH AND SAFETY; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH POLICY; PUBLIC SPENDING; SOCIAL POLICY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0043205834     PISSN: 00130249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-4932.00087     Document Type: Article

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