Health economics

Until the start of the new century, efforts to strengthen health systems focused solely on the public sector and health programs overseen by public bodies.

Until the start of the new century, efforts to strengthen health systems focused solely on the public sector and health programs overseen by public bodies.

Completely updated and enlarged to three volumes (originally published as two volumes), the Second Edition of Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms: Parenteral Medications examines every important aspect of sterile drug products.

Completely updated and enlarged to three volumes (originally published as two volumes), the Second Edition of Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms: Parenteral Medications examines every important aspect of sterile drug products.

Healthcare Affordability: Motivate People, Improve Processes, and Increase Performance applies the Theory of Affordability across the Healthcare Enterprise.

Healthcare Affordability: Motivate People, Improve Processes, and Increase Performance applies the Theory of Affordability across the Healthcare Enterprise.

Despite much debate in recent years about the economic and professional impact of foreign engineers and computer professionals in the United States, comparatively little has been said about the growing number of foreign biomedical scientists employed by American firms and health institutions.

Despite much debate in recent years about the economic and professional impact of foreign engineers and computer professionals in the United States, comparatively little has been said about the growing number of foreign biomedical scientists employed by American firms and health institutions.

The world of Eli Ginzberg can readily be thought of as a triptych-a career in three parts.

The world of Eli Ginzberg can readily be thought of as a triptych-a career in three parts.

Many different sectors of modern society influence the nation's healthcare system.

Many different sectors of modern society influence the nation's healthcare system.

The debate about health care reform has gone on for many years.

The debate about health care reform has gone on for many years.

I can think of no one more fitting to provide the broad perspective on the City's health system, as well as a specific analysis of the current state of affairs.

I can think of no one more fitting to provide the broad perspective on the City's health system, as well as a specific analysis of the current state of affairs.

There are 7,000 rare diseases affecting 6%-8% of the global population.

There are 7,000 rare diseases affecting 6%-8% of the global population.

Recent epidemics have prompted large-scale international interventions, aimed at mitigating the spread of disease in a globalized world.

Recent epidemics have prompted large-scale international interventions, aimed at mitigating the spread of disease in a globalized world.

The biggest issue of economics in a hospital are the resource issues.

The biggest issue of economics in a hospital are the resource issues.

Tobacco is reported to be the second major cause of death in the world and there is ever-increasing interest in the costs of smoking, especially in the light of evidence of the health effects of second-hand smoke.

Tobacco is reported to be the second major cause of death in the world and there is ever-increasing interest in the costs of smoking, especially in the light of evidence of the health effects of second-hand smoke.

Policy, performance and finance are the issues currently headlining the healthcare agenda and are likely to remain so for the foreseeable future.

Policy, performance and finance are the issues currently headlining the healthcare agenda and are likely to remain so for the foreseeable future.

This book is the first to present an extensive analysis of the international evidence for the similarities of the consumption patterns of such controversial commodities as alcohol, tobacco and marijuana, using recent data from a number of developed and less developed countries over a number of years.

This book is the first to present an extensive analysis of the international evidence for the similarities of the consumption patterns of such controversial commodities as alcohol, tobacco and marijuana, using recent data from a number of developed and less developed countries over a number of years.

New Developments in Dementia Prevention Research addresses a dearth of knowledge about dementia prevention and shows the importance of considering the broader social impact of certain risk factors, including the role we each play in our own cognitive health throughout the lifespan.

New Developments in Dementia Prevention Research addresses a dearth of knowledge about dementia prevention and shows the importance of considering the broader social impact of certain risk factors, including the role we each play in our own cognitive health throughout the lifespan.

This is the first book to analyze in depth the current causes of shortage of family physicians and the relative weakness of the family practice model in many countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.

This is the first book to analyze in depth the current causes of shortage of family physicians and the relative weakness of the family practice model in many countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.

Presenting a comprehensive examination of China's medical care system, this book tackles issues of policymaking, organization, management and financing in the context of the provision of affordable care in China.

Presenting a comprehensive examination of China's medical care system, this book tackles issues of policymaking, organization, management and financing in the context of the provision of affordable care in China.

The healthcare industry is one of the largest and fastest-growing service industries in the world.

'Jha is the right scholar and economist to take readers through the development of the Indian economy.

This book explores our ethical responsibilities regarding health in general and disabilities in particular.

Combining conceptual, pragmatic and operational approaches, this edited collection addresses the demand for knowledge and understanding of IT in the healthcare sector.

First published in 1998.

First published in 1998.

This book concerns itself with the key question: how to improve health in a cost effective and politically acceptable way.

This book concerns itself with the key question: how to improve health in a cost effective and politically acceptable way.

A growing reliance on market disciplines and incentives characterised health care reform strategies in many countries in the 1990s, yet the country which relies most heavily on private health care - the U.

A growing reliance on market disciplines and incentives characterised health care reform strategies in many countries in the 1990s, yet the country which relies most heavily on private health care - the U.

In recent years researchers have asserted that the once-salient distinctions between not-for-profit and for-profit hospitals are quickly eroding.

In recent years researchers have asserted that the once-salient distinctions between not-for-profit and for-profit hospitals are quickly eroding.

Leading experts in health policy, gerontology, economics, and ethics explore the potential impact of the growing number of elderly on our health care system.

Leading experts in health policy, gerontology, economics, and ethics explore the potential impact of the growing number of elderly on our health care system.

This book empirically examines health care financing reforms and popular responses in three major cities in East Asia: Shanghai, Singapore, and Hong Kong.