Measuring the gains from medical research [[electronic resource] ] : an economic approach / / edited by Kevin M. Murphy and Robert H. Topel

• Pubblicazione: Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, c2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (270 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.1/068
• Soggetto topico: Medicine - Research - Cost effectiveness
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: MurphyKevin M TopelRobert H
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: The health of nations: the contribution of improved health to living standards / William D. Nordhaus -- The economic value of medical research / Kevin M. Murphy and Robert Topel -- Pharmaceutical innovation, mortality reduction, and economic growth / Frank R. Lichtenberg -- The return to biomedical research: treatment and behavioral effects / David M. Cutler and Srikanth Kadiyala -- Biomedical research and then some: the causes of technological change in heart attack treatment / Paul Heidenreich and Mark McClellan -- Can medical cost-effectiveness analysis identify the value of research? / David Meltzer.
• Sommario/riassunto: In 1998, health expenditures in the United States accounted for 12.9% of national income-the highest share of income devoted to health in the developed world. The United States also spends more on medical research than any other country-in 2000, the federal government dedicated
• Titolo autorizzato: Measuring the gains from medical research
• ISBN: 1-282-58491-X; 9786612584916; 0-226-55179-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459334003321
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