Opportunity cost
O'Shea, C.
Australian Family Physician 40(5): 261
2011
ISSN/ISBN: 0300-8495 PMID: 21597540 Document Number: 649327
Opportunity cost and trade-off - similar concepts with slightly different meanings and definitions in different fields - are concepts that we were all probably first exposed to as a toddler. For most women however, opportunity cost and trade-off is a part of their daily lives as they try to balance their needs, including their health needs, with the demands of their families, careers and never-ending 'to do' lists.
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