Health status measurement : a perspective on change

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    • Brooks, Richard G.

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Health status measurement : a perspective on change

Richard G. Brooks

(Economic issues in health care)

Macmillan, 1995

  • pbk

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Bibliography: p. 125-136

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

ISBN 9780333527191

Description

The measurement of health status, ie, the quality, sophistication and success of treatment and services offered by a country is an important issue in health services today. This issue is important, not just in the UK, but throughout the world. This book, part of the successful Economic Issues in Healthcare Series, presents a layman's guide to the measures and measurements of health status. It is ideal for all those studying on health economics and health management courses.

Table of Contents

  • The upsurge of interest in health-status measurement
  • an outline of the development of health-status measures
  • methodology
  • quality as an issue
  • the measurement process
  • implications for decision-making
  • trends and issues
  • concluding remarks.
Volume

pbk ISBN 9780333527207

Description

The measurement of health status - the quality, sophistication and success of treatment and services offered by a country - is covered in this book. It looks at current controversies in health-status management and discusses a variety of health-status measures.

Table of Contents

  • The upsurge of interest in health-status measurement
  • an outline of the development of health-status measures
  • methodology
  • quality as an issue
  • the measurement process
  • implications for decision-making
  • trends and issues
  • concluding remarks.

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