Willingness to pay for maternal health outcomes: Are women willing to pay more than men?

Applied Health Economics and Health Policy

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 99-109

  Ternent, Laura ^a   McNamee, Paul ^a   Newlands, David ^a   Belemsaga, Danielle ^b   Gbangou, Adjima ^c   Cross, Suzanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b Centre Muraz Bobo Dioulaso   (United Kingdom)

^c Centre de Recherche en Sante de Nouna (CRSN)   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pregnancy complications, prevention; Sex differences; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURKINA FASO; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL FEE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BURKINA FASO; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77649104565     PISSN: 11755652     EISSN: 11791896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11313960-000000000-00000     Document Type: Article

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