Predicting impact of price increases on demand for reproductive health services: Can it be done well?

Health Policy

Volumn 95, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 159-165

  Bratt, John H ^a  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Contingent valuation; Cost recovery; Criterion validity; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EGYPT; EL SALVADOR; FEES AND CHARGES; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HONDURAS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; WOMEN;

EID: 77950932488     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2009.11.015     Document Type: Article

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