The use of discrete choice experiments to inform health workforce policy: A systematic review

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Mandeville, Kate L ^a   Lagarde, Mylene ^a   Hanson, Kara ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discrete choice experiment; Health professionals; Health workers; Human resources for health; Stated preferences

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH MANPOWER; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 84907983960     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-14-367     Document Type: Review

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