Using respondents' uncertainty scores to mitigate hypothetical bias in community-based health insurance studies

European Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 277-285

  Donfouet, Hermann Pythagore Pierre ^a   Mahieu, Pierre Alexandre ^b   Malin, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Community based health insurance; Contingent valuation method; Hypothetical bias

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CONTINGENT VALUATION; EXPLANATORY VARIABLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; UNCERTAINTY;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CAMEROON; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MODELS, ECONOMIC; RURAL POPULATION; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84880756085     PISSN: 16187598     EISSN: 16187601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-011-0369-0     Document Type: Article

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