Economic aspects of health [electronic resource] /
edited by Victor R. Fuchs.
- University of Chicago Press, c1982.
- 1 online resource (ix, 333 p.) : ill.
- A Conference report / National Bureau of Economic Research .
- Conference report (National Bureau of Economic Research) .
"Papers ... presented at the Second NBER Conference on Health Economics held at Stanford, California on 30-31 July 1980"--Introd.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
pt. 1. Determinants of health -- pt. 2. Consequences of ill health -- pt. 3. Health and public policy.
Unlike earlier work in medical economics, which has focused on medical care, these ten papers stress the production and consequences of health itself. They reveal a serious concern with real-world health problems in their investigation of such subjects as infant mortality, life expectancy, morbidity, and disability. These papers are unusual, as well, in bringing to bear on these problems new and powerful theoretical and statistical tools. They draw on, and in some cases are, original sources for new bodies of data. As such, Economic Aspects of Health comprises a useful blend of relevance and r.
Medical economics--Congresses. Health status indicators--Congresses. Economics, Medical--Congresses. Health--Congresses. Health Policy--Congresses. Socioeconomic Factors--Congresses. Salud pública--Congresos. Économie de la santé--Congrès.--États-Unis Indicateurs de santé--Congrès.--États-Unis MEDICAL--Health Risk Assessment.