A systematic review and meta-analysis of willingness-to-pay values: The case of malaria control interventions

Health Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 428-450

  Trapero Bertran, M ^a   Mistry, H ^a,b   Shen, J ^c   Fox Rushby, J ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

malaria; meta analysis; meta regression; prevention; treatment; willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

ARTICLE; BED NET; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URBAN AREA; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

AGE FACTORS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INSECTICIDE-TREATED BEDNETS; MALARIA; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84874938986     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.2810     Document Type: Article

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