Books in the Routledge International Studies in Health Economics series

Gathers together essays written by academics and experts in the fields of health policy and economic development, each underscoring the need for political commitment to meet the needs of the poor and the development of strategies to build this commitment.

Evidence based medicine is defined as the conscientious explicit and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients. This collection takes a critical view of this concept and examines the economic implications of its imposition.

Evidence based medicine is defined as the conscientious explicit and judicious use of best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients. This collection takes a view of this concept, and examines the economic implications of its imposition.

Provides synthesis of research in the theory and practice of efficiency measurement in health and healthcare.

This book poses the important question of whether economic theory can be developed to explain why people engage in activities that are obviously a danger to their long-term health.

In this volume, leading American health economists provide a critical assessment of the current state of knowledge of insurance market reform that is accessible to both policy-makers and researchers.

This book brings together a collection of empirical case studies featuring a wide spectrum of medical innovation. While there is no unique pathway to successful medical innovation, recurring and distinctive features can be observed across different areas of clinical practice.