Measuring Expenditure on Health-related R&D
Science and technology improves human health but the pressure for faster and larger improvements is building with the continued ageing of the population of many OECD countries and the associated increased demands for health care. A fundamental starting point for better understanding of the impact of...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Paris
OECD Publishing
2001
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| Collection: | OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Science and technology improves human health but the pressure for faster and larger improvements is building with the continued ageing of the population of many OECD countries and the associated increased demands for health care. A fundamental starting point for better understanding of the impact of innovation on health is the measurement of R&D. This publication addresses this issue by looking in detail at measurement practices across ten OECD member countries as well as the main international sources |
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| Physical Description: | 212 p. 20 x 27cm |
| ISBN: | 9789264192928 |