Essays in the economics of health and medical care.
By: Edited by Victor R. Fuchs.
Series: Human behavior and social institutions,; 1
Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research; distributed by Columbia University Press
Published: 1972
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
Subjects: Medical economics -- United States; Medical care -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Fuchs, V. R. The contribution of health services to the American economy.; title: Fuchs, V. R. The basic forces influencing costs of medical care.; title: Fuchs, V. R. Improving the delivery of health services.; title: Fuchs, V. R. The growing demand of medical care.; title: Ro, K. K. Patient characteristics, hospital characteristics, and hospital use.; title: Silver, M. An economic analysis of variations in medical expenses and work-loss rates.; title: Fuchs, V. R., Rand, E., and Garrett, B. The distribution of earnings in health and other industries.; title: Auster, R., Leveson, I., and Sarachek, D. The production of health, and exploratory study.; title: Silver, M. An econometric analysis of spatial variations in mortality rates by age and sex.