Speculating on health: public health meets finance in ‘health impact bonds’

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1203-1216

  Rowe, Rachel ^a   Stephenson, Niamh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

biopolitics; budgeting; Chronic illness; finance; funding; long term illness; prevention; risk

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; ORGANIZATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; HUMANS; INVESTMENTS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84994000071     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.12450     Document Type: Article

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