Discrete choice experiments in health economics: A review of the literature

Health Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 145-172

  De Bekker Grob, Esther W ^a   Ryan, Mandy ^b   Gerard, Karen ^c  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discrete choice experiments; Methodology; Review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISCRETE CHOICE EXPERIMENT; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; HUMANS; PATIENT PREFERENCE;

EID: 84855545457     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1697     Document Type: Article

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