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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458851103321

Autore

Slottje Daniel

Titolo

Current issues in health economics [[electronic resource] /] / Daniel Slottje, Rusty Tchernis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

United Kingdom, : Emerald, 2010

ISBN

1-282-98688-0

9786612986888

0-85724-156-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 p.)

Collana

Contributions to economic analysis, , 0573-8555 ; ; v. 290

Altri autori (Persone)

TchernisRusty

Disciplina

362.10681

Soggetti

Medical economics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Front cover; Contributions to Economic Analysis; Copyright page; Contents; List of Contributors; Introduction; Chapter 1. School Policies and Children's Obesity; Chapter 2. Alcohol Policies and Child Maltreatment; Chapter 3. Child Care Choices and Childhood Obesity; Chapter 4. Individual Time Preferences and Health Behaviors, with an Application to Health Insurance; Chapter 5. Disparate Effects of CHIP Premiums on Disenrollment for Minorities; Chapter 6. Health Outcomes from Head Start Participation

Chapter 7. Universal Helmet Laws and Motorcycle Fatalities: A Longitudinal Analysis of Policy ChangesChapter 8. Accounting for RacialsolEthnic Disparities in Children's Obesity Status at 2 Years of Age; Chapter 9. Effects of Education on Adult Health in Sweden: Results from a Natural Experiment; Chapter 10. A Survey on the Economics of the U.S. Pharmaceutical Industry; Chapter 11. The Indirect Impacts of Smoking Bans in Gaming Venues

Sommario/riassunto

This book brings together leading researchers in the healthcare economics field presenting new research on some of these key issues such as the impact of obesity on health, children's' healthcare policies, education and health; and many more.