| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 187 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Disease, Outcomes, and Money -- The Disease-Reservoir Hypothesis -- Mental Models of Health and Healthcare -- What Is Disease and When Does It Begin? -- Screening for Cancer -- Deciding When Blood Pressure Is Too High -- The Cholesterol Cutoff -- Diabetes, Obesity, and the Metabolic Syndrome -- Cost-Effectiveness and Opportunity Costs -- Shared Medical Decision-Making -- Putting the pieces together |
| Summary |
The US health care system is the largest sector in the biggest economy, and the US spends significantly more per capita on health care than any other country, yet it ranks last among comparison nations on the major health indicators. This title deals with the costs of health care and their impact on health |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| In |
Springer - LINK |
| Subject |
Medical economics.
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Medical policy.
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Medical care, Cost of.
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Economics, Medical
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Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures -- economics
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Health Care Costs
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Health Policy
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
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Sciences sociales.
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Sciences humaines.
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Medical care, Cost of
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Medical economics
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Medical policy
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| SUBJECT |
United States |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780387740454 |
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0387740457 |
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