How to correctly assess mortality benefits in public policies

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 759-776

  Chane, Olivier ^a   Scapecchi, Pascale ^b   Vergnaud, Jean Christophe ^c  

^a Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^b OECD   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHÉON SORBONNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH IMPACT; MORTALITY; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; SOCIAL POLICY; VALUATION;

EID: 38849159297     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640560600850150     Document Type: Article

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