Cancer patients' willingness to pay for blood transfusions at home: Results from a contingent valuation study in a French cancer network

European Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 289-300

  Havet, Nathalie ^a   Morelle, Magali ^a   Remonnay, Raphaël ^a   Carrere, Marie Odile ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; Contingent valuation; Home care services; Oncology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANCER PATIENT; CONTINGENT VALUATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; WELLBEING;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84861201450     PISSN: 16187598     EISSN: 16187601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-011-0328-9     Document Type: Article

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