If the price is right: Vagueness and values clarification in contigent valuation

Health Economics

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 909-919

  Shiell, Alan ^a,b   Gold, Lisa ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Completeness; Vagueness; Values clarification; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH SURVEY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; VACCINATION;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FINANCING, PERSONAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; VACCINATION; VALUE OF LIFE;

EID: 0242523618     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.777     Document Type: Article

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