Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Culyer, A. J. (Anthony J.)

Description

1. 396 pages illustrations; 20 cm

Summary

1. Selection of readings in health economics, attempting an economic analysis of health services in the UK - covers demand and consumption aspects, public investment, hospital costs, resource allocation, the medical personnel labour market, cost benefit analysis of birth control and death prevention, etc. Bibliography pp. 373 to 381, references and statistical tables.

Series statement

1. Penguin education
2. Penguin modern economics readings

Uniform title

1. Penguin Education
2. Penguin modern economics readings

Subject

1. Medical economics
2. Economics, Medical
3. Medical economics
4. Gesundheitsökonomie
5. health
6. economics
7. health service
8. demand
9. consumption
10. public investment
11. hospital
12. cost
13. resource allocation
14. medical personnel
15. labour market
16. cost benefit analysis
17. birth control
18. statistical table
19. Économie de la santé
20. santé
21. sciences économiques
22. service de santé
23. demande
24. consommation
25. investissement public
26. hôpital
27. coût
28. allocation des ressources
29. personnel médical
30. marché du travail
31. analyse coûts-avantages
32. régulation des naissances
33. tableau statistique
34. salud
35. ciencias económicas
36. servicio de salud
37. demanda
38. consumo
39. inversiones públicas
40. costo
41. asignación de recursos
42. personal médico
43. mercado de trabajo
44. análisis de costos y beneficios
45. control de la natalidad
46. cuadros estadísticos
47. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
48. Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord
49. Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte

Genre/Form

1. Collected Work
2. economic analysis.
3. bibliography.
4. reference.
5. analyse économique.
6. bibliographie.
7. référence bibliographique.
8. análisis económico.
9. bibliografía.
10. referencia.

Contents

1. 1. Arrow, K. J. The welfare economics of medical care.--2. Culyer, A. J. Is medical care different?--3. Lindsay, C. M. Medical care and equality.--4. Mushkin, S. J. Health as investment.--5. Fuchs, V. R. The output of the health industry.--6. Yett, D. E. The nursing shortage.--7. Feldstein, M. S. Planning health care.--8. Klarman, H. E., Francis, J. O'S. and Rosenthal, G. D. Efficient treatment of patients with kidney failure.--9. Newhouse, J. P. An economic model of a hospital.--10. Feldstein, M. S. The effects of case-mix on hospital costs.--11. Mann, J. K. and Yett, D. E. Hospital costs.--12. Schelling, T. C. The value of preventing death.--13. Jones-Lee, M. W. Revealed preferences and the value of a life.--14. Dawson, R. F. F. A practitioner's estimate of the value of life.--15. Enke, S. Estimating the benefits of birth control.

Bibliography (note)

1. Bibliography: p. 373-381.