'A Theory of the Allocation of Time' Turns Fifty: Its Impact on the Field of Health Economics

Health Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 3-7

  Grossman, Michael ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

health economics; time allocation theory

Indexed keywords

CALORIC INTAKE; COMORBIDITY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; EDITORIAL; FAMILY LEAVE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICE; HISTORY;

ANNIVERSARIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; ECONOMICS, MEDICAL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS;

EID: 84954206013     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.3265     Document Type: Editorial

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