Health, Prevention and Economics

by John B. Henderson and David R. Cohen

Book Overview

"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," but is it more efficient? In the quest for improvements in health and reduction in health care costs, attention focuses on the cost-effectiveness of preventive versus curative medical care. The aim of this book is to give, for the first time, a comprehensive overview of the economics of prevention. The book extends far beyond the study of comparative costs in its coverage of the meaning of health...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192621661
• ISBN13: 9780192621665
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.2" x 9.1"