Demand and supply of emergency help: An economic analysis of Red Cross services

Health Policy

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 326-338

  Hackl, Franz ^a   Pruckner, Gerald Josef ^b  

^a JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Contingent valuation; Cost benefit analysis; Emergency help; Red Cross; Volunteering

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY CARE; EVALUATION; RED CROSS; VOLUNTEER;

AUSTRIA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RED CROSS; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 33745360291     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2005.08.005     Document Type: Article

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