## Abstract This paper reports the results of the application of the contingent valuation method (CVM) to determine a monetary value of informal care. We discuss the current practice in valuing informal care and a theoretical model of the costs and benefits related to the provision of informal care
Economic valuation and determinants of informal care to people with Alzheimer’s disease
✍ Scribed by Peña-Longobardo, Luz María; Oliva-Moreno, Juan
- Book ID
- 125353159
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 297 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1618-7598
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