Evaluation of three methods assessing the relative value of a dental program

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 82-87

  Tuominen, Risto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Contingent valuation; Economic evaluation; Preferences

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HELICOPTER AMBULANCE SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL AND STATISTICAL PROCEDURES; MEASLES; NORMAL HUMAN; PAROTITIS; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANK ORDER METHOD; RUBELLA; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; VACCINATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WILLINGNESS TO PAY METHOD;

AIR AMBULANCES; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; CHILD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN; DIAGNOSIS, ORAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MEASLES-MUMPS-RUBELLA VACCINE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; QUESTIONNAIRES; VACCINATION;

EID: 43049111009     PISSN: 00016357     EISSN: 15023850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016350801958274     Document Type: Article

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