LEADER 02567nam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910457888703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-95419-1 010 $a9786610954193 010 $a0-335-22593-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000361367 035 $a(EBL)290365 035 $a(OCoLC)244007274 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000143085 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11162235 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000143085 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10109785 035 $a(PQKB)10049026 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC290365 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL290365 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10409188 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL95419 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000361367 100 $a20051107d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aEconomic analysis for management and policy$b[electronic resource] /$fStephen Jan ... [et al.] 210 $aMaidenhead, England ;$aNew York $cOpen University Press$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (217 p.) 225 1 $aUnderstanding public health 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-335-21846-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Overview of the book; Section One; Section Two; Section Three; Section Four; Section Five; Glossary; Index 330 $aAs issues of resource scarcity become more explicitly acknowledged in the health sector, public health practitioners are recognizing that economics can form a vital part of their professional toolkit. Economic analysis provides a way of thinking about problems in which the issues of resource scarcity, opportunity cost and broader social objectives such as efficiency and equity can be explicitly taken into account. However, while economics can certainly play an important role in policy and management, its application is often complicated. This book discusses theoretical perspectives in health e 410 0$aUnderstanding public health. 606 $aMedical economics 606 $aHealth services administration 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMedical economics. 615 0$aHealth services administration. 676 $a338.4761 701 $aJan$b Stephen$0950193 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457888703321 996 $aEconomic analysis for management and policy$92148213 997 $aUNINA