Demand for health risk reductions: A cross-national comparison between the U.S. and Canada

Journal of Risk and Uncertainty

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 245-273

  Cameron, Trudy Ann ^a   DeShazo, J R ^b   Stiffler, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health risks; International comparison; Stated preference; Value of a statistical life (VSL); Willingness to pay for a microrisk reduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649331146     PISSN: 08955646     EISSN: 15730476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11166-010-9106-9     Document Type: Article

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