The economics of health care : an introductory text
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The economics of health care : an introductory text
Routledge, 1992
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Note
Includes bibliography and index
First published 1988 by Routledge & Kegan Paul
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Gives an understanding of the economic theory underlying health economics, supplemented with practical case study material to show how the theory has been applied.
Table of Contents
Preface, 1 The economics of health care: an overview, 2 Health and health care, 3 Health care as an economic commodity, 4 Distribution, 5 The cost-benefit approach in theory, 6 The cost-benefit approach in practice, 7 The demand for health-a household production theory approach 8 Is there a demand for health care?, 9 The utilisation of health care, 10 The supply of health care, 11 The hospital as an economic agent, 12 The organisation of health care, Conclusions, Notes, Bibliography
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