The economics of choice: Lessons from the U.S. health-care market

Health Expectations

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 105-112

  Hanoch, Yaniv ^a   Rice, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Choice; Economics; Health literacy; Medicare part D

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICARE; UNITED STATES;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MEDICARE PART D; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79951759185     PISSN: 13696513     EISSN: 13697625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-7625.2010.00646.x     Document Type: Article

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