Economic valuation and determinants of informal care to people with Alzheimer’s disease

European Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 507-515

  Peña Longobardo, Luz María ^a   Oliva Moreno, Juan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b Red de Investigación en Servicios de Salud en Enfermedades Crónicas REDISSEC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alzheimer s disease; Contingent valuation; Economic value; Informal care; Revealed preference methods; Social costs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVER; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPAIN; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPAIN;

EID: 84939888956     PISSN: 16187598     EISSN: 16187601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-014-0604-6     Document Type: Article

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