Willingness to Pay for Malaria Insurance: A Case Study of Households in Ghana Using the Contingent Valuation Method

Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-47

  Asafu Adjaye, John ^a   Dzator, Janet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 70350584045     PISSN: 03135926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0313-5926(03)50003-0     Document Type: Article

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