The Elgar companion to health economics
The aim of The Elgar Companion to Health Economics is to take an audience of advanced undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers to the frontier of research in health economics, by providing them with short and easily readable introductions to key topics. The volume brings together 50 chapters wr...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Cheltenham, U.K
Edward Elgar
c2006
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Collection: | Edward Elgar eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | The aim of The Elgar Companion to Health Economics is to take an audience of advanced undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers to the frontier of research in health economics, by providing them with short and easily readable introductions to key topics. The volume brings together 50 chapters written by more than 90 leading international contributors. The contributions to the Companion are concise and focus on specific concepts, methods and key evidence pt. 1. Population health -- pt. 2. Health care finance, expenditure and use -- pt. 3. Equity in health and health care -- pt. 4. Organization of health care markets -- pt. 5. Provider reimbursement, incentives and behaviour -- pt. 6. Assessing the performance of health care organizations -- pt. 7. Measuring benefits -- pt. 8. Measuring costs and statistical issues -- pt. 9. Economic evaluation and decision making |
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Physical Description: | xvii, 565 p ill |
ISBN: | 9781847203373 1845420039 9781845428914 9781845420031 |