The cost of living: Kidney dialysis, rationing and health economics in Britain, 1965-1996

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1169-1182

  Stanton, Jennifer ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Expensive technologies; Health economics; Kidney dialysis; NHS; QALYs; Rationing; UK

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; HEALTH POLICY; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033231878     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(99)00158-6     Document Type: Article

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