Valuing health at different ages: Evidence from a nationally representative survey in the US

Applied Health Economics and Health Policy

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 149-156

  Eisenberg, Daniel ^a   Freed, Gary L ^b   Davis, Matthew M ^a,b   Singer, Dianne ^b   Prosser, Lisa A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Age differences; Children; Social preference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE SPECIFIC CARE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955097613     PISSN: 11755652     EISSN: 11791896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11587340-000000000-00000     Document Type: Article

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