Does subsidy work? Price elasticity of demand for influenza vaccination among the elderly in Japan

Health Policy

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 269-276

  Kondo, Masahide ^a   Hoshi, Shu ling ^a   Okubo, Ichiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Demand; Elderly; Influenza; Price elasticity; Subsidy; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; JAPAN; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

AGED; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; JAPAN;

EID: 67650496370     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2008.12.014     Document Type: Article

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