On what diseases and health condition should new economic research on health and development focus?

Health Economics

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Behrman, Jere R ^a   Behrman, Julia A ^a   Perez, Nykia M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

DALYs; Economic development; HIV AIDS; Noncommunicable diseases; Rate of return to research

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISABLED PERSON; ECONOMICS; HEALTH; HEALTH DISPARITY; INJURY; MALNUTRITION; MIGRATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; RESEARCH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SANITATION; STATISTICS; WATER SUPPLY;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISABLED PERSONS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; PUBLIC POLICY; RESEARCH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SANITATION; WATER SUPPLY; WORLD HEALTH; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 67649365669     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1464     Document Type: Article

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