Health system choice: A pilot discrete-choice experiment eliciting the preferences of British and Australian citizens

Applied Health Economics and Health Policy

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 89-97

  Scuffham, Paul A ^a   Whitty, Jennifer A ^a   Taylor, Matthew ^b   Saxby, Ruth C ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conjoint analysis; Patient preference

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; TAX; UNITED KINGDOM;

AUSTRALIA; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DATA COLLECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 77649102875     PISSN: 11755652     EISSN: 11791896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11531170-000000000-00000     Document Type: Article

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