Willingness to pay for preventive travel health measures among Hong Kong Chinese residents

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 66-71

  Yeung, Raymond ^a   Abdullah, Abu Saleh M ^b   McGhee, Sarah M ^b   Hedley, Anthony J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRAVEL;

EID: 17844397197     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7060.2005.12202     Document Type: Article

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