Disentangling WTP per QALY data: Different analytical approaches, different answers

Health Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 222-237

  Gyrd Hansen, Dorte ^a,b,c   Kjer, Trine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b Dansk Sundhedsinstitut   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

discrete choice methods; mixed logit models; quality adjusted life years; time trade off method; willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84856349377     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1709     Document Type: Article

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