Theory and Methods of Economic Evaluation of Health Care
Most economic evaluations of health care programmes at the moment are cost effectiveness and cost-utility analyses. The problem with these methods is that their theoretical foundations are unclear. This has led to confusion about how to define the costs and health effects and how to interpret the r...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
1996, 1996
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1996 |
| Series: | Developments in Health Economics and Public Policy
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Welfare Economics
- 3. The Monetary Value of Health Changes
- 4. The Resource Consequences of Health Changes
- 5. The Revealed Preference Approach
- 6. The Expressed Preference Approach
- 7. The Estimation of Costs
- 8. Additional Issues in Cost-Benefit Analysis
- 9. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
- 10. Cost-Utility Analysis
- 11. Economic Evaluation and Policy Making
- 12. Concludipng Remarks