ADVANCES AND PERSPECTIVES IN HEALTH ECONO MICS

Authors
PENA PH ARREDONDO A ORTIZ C ROSENTHAL G
Citation
Ph. Pena et al., ADVANCES AND PERSPECTIVES IN HEALTH ECONO MICS, Revista de Saude Publica, 29(4), 1995, pp. 326-332
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath
Journal title
Revista de Saude Publica → ACNP
ISSN journal
00348910
Volume
29
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
326 - 332
Database
ISI
SICI code
0034-8910(1995)29:4<326:AAPIHE>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
Health economics is a specialized field of economic science that appli es the economic perspective to the fields of health, the medical-indus trial complex and health services. A brief review of the evolution of this speciality by subject, as well as the level achieved assessed in terms of generation, diffusion, reproduction and application of its sp ecialized knowledge, is presented.