Preferences for improving and declining sequences of health outcomes

Journal of Behavioral Decision Making

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 203-218

  Chapman, Gretchen B ^a,b  

^a Center of Alcohol Studies and Sociology Department   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Expectation; Health; Sequence; Time preference

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044518239     PISSN: 08943257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0771(200004/06)13:2<203::AID-BDM317>3.0.CO;2-S     Document Type: Article

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