Evaluating Hlth Risks

by Per-Olov Johansson

Book Overview

A major problem in health economics is how to give a value to changes in health. This is the first book to present a comprehensive survey of the money measures that are used in such evaluations. The author defines the properties of these money measures, examining them in both a certain and a risky world. He evaluates available empirical approaches for the assessment of the value of health changes, and considers measures such as quality-adjusted life...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521478782
• ISBN13: 9780521478786
• Release Date: May 1995
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"