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SUBMITTER: Augustin M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5967822 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Augustin Matthias M Blome Christine C Forschner Andrea A Gutzmer Ralf R Hauschild Axel A Heinzerling Lucie L Livingstone Elisabeth E Loquai Carmen C Schadendorf Dirk D Utikal Jochen J Wagner Tobias T Wilden Sophia S Kähler Katharina C KC
PloS one 20180524 5
Malignant melanoma is potentially life-threatening but in most cases curable if detected early. Willingness to pay (WTP) is a preference-based construct that reflects burden of disease by assessment of the monetary value for a hypothetical cure from disease. Since WTP (directly as total amount of money) has not been assessed so far in patients with low risk melanoma, it was interesting to gain insights in this patient population and then, in a second step, compare it directly with the WTP of the ...[more]