Evaluating health risks : an economic approach /

A major problem in health economics is how to give a value to changes in health. This is the first book to examine all the money measures that are used in such evaluations. Changes in health might be caused by medical treatments, by public safety programmes and by anti-pollution programmes, and the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Johansson, Per-Olov, 1949-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1995.
Temas:
Medical economics.
Medical care > Cost effectiveness.
Economics, Medical
Économie de la santé.
Soins médicaux > Coût-efficacité.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
Medical care > Cost effectiveness
Medical economics
Gezondheidszorg.
Economische aspecten.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Some basic tools and concepts
  • 3. Evaluating health changes in a certain world
  • 4. Money measures in a risky world
  • 5. Evaluating health risks: practical methodologies
  • 6. Contingent valuation studies of health care
  • 7. Aggregation
  • 8. Further evaluation issues in a risky world
  • 9. Concluding remarks on related approaches.

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