The Elgar companion to health economics

pt. I. Population health -- pt. II. Health care finance and demand -- pt. III. Equity in health and health care -- pt. IV. Organization of health care markets -- pt. V. Provider reimbursement, incentives and behaviour -- pt. VI. Assessing the performance of health care organizations -- pt. VII. Meas...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jones, Andrew M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham, U.K Edward Elgar c2012
Edition:2nd ed
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Collection: Edward Elgar eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:pt. I. Population health -- pt. II. Health care finance and demand -- pt. III. Equity in health and health care -- pt. IV. Organization of health care markets -- pt. V. Provider reimbursement, incentives and behaviour -- pt. VI. Assessing the performance of health care organizations -- pt. VII. Measuring benefits -- pt. VIII. Measuring costs and statistical issues -- pt. IX. Economic evaluation and decision making
This comprehensive collection brings together more than 50 contributions from some of the most influential researchers in health economics. It authoritatively covers theoretical and empirical issues in health economics, with a balanced range of material on equity and efficiency in health care systems, health technology assessment and issues of concern for developing countries. This thoroughly revised second edition is expanded to include four new chapters, while all existing chapters have been extensively updated
Physical Description:xvii, 621 p ill
ISBN:9780857938138
9781849802673