A stated preference approach to assessing health care-quality improvements in Palestine: From theoretical validity to policy implications

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1285-1311

  Mataria, Awad ^a,b   Donaldson, Cam ^c   Luchini, Stéphane ^d   Moatti, Jean Paul ^a,d,e  

^a Reg Ctr Dis Contr S E F   (France)

^b BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Institute of Public Economics   (France)

^e AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Contingent valuation; D7; Health finance; I1; Quality improvement; Validity; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

CONTINGENT VALUATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; HEALTH SERVICES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; USER FEE;

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPIRICISM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL FEE; PALESTINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARABS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEES AND CHARGES; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE EAST; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; PALESTINE; WORLD;

EID: 8844287575     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2004.05.001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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