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020 _a9781138207981 (hbk.)
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082 0 0 _a338.473621
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100 1 _aPhelps, Charles E.,
245 1 0 _aHealth economics/
_cCharles E. Phelps.
250 _a6th edition.
300 _a508 p.
_bHB
505 0 _aWhy health economics? -- Utility and health -- The transformation of medical care to health -- The demand for medical care : conceptual framework -- Empirical studies of medical care demand and applications -- The physician and the physician-firm -- Physicians in the marketplace -- The hospital as a supplier of medical care -- Hospitals in the marketplace -- The demand for health insurance -- Health insurance supply and managed care -- Government provision of health insurance -- Medical malpractice -- Externalities in health and medical care -- Managing the market : regulation, quality certification, and technical change -- Universal insurance issues and international comparisons of health care systems.
650 1 2 _aEconomics, Medical
650 2 2 _aHealth Services Needs and Demand
_xeconomics
650 2 2 _aInsurance, Health
_xeconomics
650 2 2 _aFinancial Management, Hospital
_xeconomics
650 2 2 _aMarketing of Health Services
_xeconomics
650 2 2 _aHealth Policy
_xeconomics
651 2 _aUnited States
942 _cWB16