The relationship between reliability and size of willingness-to-pay values: A qualitative insight

Health Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 211-216

  Smith, Richard D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CBA; Qualitative; Reliability; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; MONEY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; RELIABILITY; VALIDITY; ADULT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; SOCIOECONOMICS; WILLINGNESS TO PAY; WORK;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BUDGETS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HUMANS; INCOME; INTERVIEWS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VALUE OF LIFE; VICTORIA;

EID: 33846782908     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1155     Document Type: Article

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