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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jones, Andrew M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham, U.K Edward Elgar c2006
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Collection: Edward Elgar eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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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
Physical Description:xvii, 565 p ill
ISBN:9781847203373
1845420039
9781845428914
9781845420031