Exploring differences in empirical time preference rates for health: An application of meta-regression

Health Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 235-248

  Asenso Boadi, Francis ^a   Peters, Tim J ^b   Coast, Joanna ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discounting; Meta regression; Time preference

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA EXTRACTION; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROGRAM; MEDICAL FEE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 39449099382     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1256     Document Type: Article

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