In der Diskussion um die immer knapper werdenden Ressourcen unseres Gesundheitssystems tragen gesundheitsökonomische Evaluationen maßgeblich dazu bei, Lösungen für eine gerechte Verteilung der Mittel zu finden. Sie bieten damit Hilfestellung für ein hochbrisantes Thema.

The aim of The Elgar Companion to Health Economics is to take an audience of advanced undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers to the frontier of research in health economics, by providing them with short and easily readable introductions to key topics. The volume brings together 50...

Acclaim for the first edition: 'Professor Brent's book is a superb and much-needed text in the field of health care evaluation. The economic approaches for appraisal of health care programs are presented with greater clarity than any other available text. A comprehensive review of...

This comprehensive collection brings together more than 50 contributions from some of the most influential researchers in health economics. It authoritatively covers theoretical and empirical issues in health economics, with a balanced range of material on equity and efficiency in health care...