Economic Aspects Of Health (national Bureau Of Economic Research Conference Report)
by Victor R. Fuchs /
1982 / English / PDF
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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,
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
Economic Aspects of
Health comprises a useful blend of relevance and rigor.
comprises a useful blend of relevance and rigor.
