Consumer attributes and the UK market for private medical insurance

International Journal of Bank Marketing

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 444-460

  Taylor, Andrew J ^a   Ward, Damian R ^b  

^a East Yorkshire and Hull Primary Care Trusts   (United Kingdom)

^b BRADFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Econometrics; Medical insurance; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750234290     PISSN: 02652323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02652320610712076     Document Type: Article

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