Age effects in monetary valuation of reduced mortality risks: The relevance of age-specific hazard rates

European Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 331-344

  Leiter, Andrea M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Age effects; Contingent valuation; Hazard rate; Health risk prevention; Value of statistical life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE SPECIFIC HAZARD RATE; ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTINGENT VALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VALUE OF STATISTICAL LIFE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; AGING; AUSTRIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; AUSTRIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MORTALITY; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VALUE OF LIFE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052619854     PISSN: 16187598     EISSN: 16187601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-010-0240-8     Document Type: Article

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