A contingent valuation study to estimate the parental willingness-to-pay for childhood diarrhoea and gender bias among rural households in India

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 2, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Amin, Mo ^a   Khondoker, Farhana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTINGENT VALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 4243126918     PISSN: 14784505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4505-2-3     Document Type: Article

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