Willingness to pay for physician services at a primary contact in Ukraine: Results of a contingent valuation study

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Danyliv, Andriy ^a,b   Pavlova, Milena ^b   Gryga, Irena ^a   Groot, Wim ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KYIV MOHYLA ACADEMY   (Ukraine)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ability to pay; Contingent valuation; Demand; Payment acceptance; Physician services; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; FEE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; UKRAINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; FEES AND CHARGES; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; UKRAINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878652208     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-208     Document Type: Article

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