Preference Measurement in Health (Advances in Health Economics and Health Services Research)
Glenn C. Blomquist (Ed.)
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Hardcover. It is fundamental to measure the individual value of different medical interventions in order to prioritise resources. Preference-based approaches can produce measures that allow comparisons of such values. This volume covers altruism within families, differences in risk attitudes, and estimation of health benefits of food safety. Series: Advances in Health Economics & Health Services Research. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: KCQ; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. .
Measurements of individual benefits of different health and medical interventions are fundamental for prioritizing among different alternative uses of resources in the healthcare sector. While psychometric measures do not necessarily provide information sufficient for assigning relative values to different health states, preference-based approaches produce measures that allow comparisons of such values. In this volume of the series of Advances in Health Economics and Health Services Research, entitled Preference Measurement in Health, the papers cover altruism within families, differences in risk attitudes, and estimation of health benefits of food safety. Specific topics include efficiency and altruism, comparison of mother and ... Read more
Measurements of individual benefits of different health and medical interventions are fundamental for prioritizing among different alternative uses of resources in the healthcare sector. While psychometric measures do not necessarily provide information sufficient for assigning relative values to different health states, preference-based approaches produce measures that allow comparisons of such values. In this volume of the series of Advances in Health Economics and Health Services Research, entitled Preference Measurement in Health, the papers cover altruism within families, differences in risk attitudes, and estimation of health benefits of food safety. Specific topics include efficiency and altruism, comparison of mother and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Condition
New
Series
Advances in Health Economics & Health Services Research
Number of Pages
180
Place of Publication
Bingley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784410292
SKU
V9781784410292
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99-50
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