Using willingness to pay to measure family members' preferences in mental health

Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 71-81

  Mulvaney Day, Norah E ^a  

^a CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; FAMILY HEALTH; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROBABILITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CONSUMER SATISFACTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION; FAMILY; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT ADMISSION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 21244505736     PISSN: 10914358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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