Can an economic case be made for investing in health?: No, but it's the wrong question

BMJ

Volumn 316, Issue 7147, 1998, Pages 1762-1770

  Normand, Charles ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EFFICIENCY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INVESTMENTS;

EID: 85007747060     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.316.7147.1762     Document Type: Editorial

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