Measuring the gains from medical research : an economic approach / edited by Kevin M. Murphy and Robert H. Topel.

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[2003], ©2003
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Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2003], ©2003.

Physical description

vi, 263 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Contents

The health of nations: the contribution of improved health to living standards / William D. Nordhaus -- The economic value of medical research / Kevin M. Murphy and Robert H. Topel -- Pharmaceutical innovation, mortality reduction, and economic growth / Frank R. Lichtenberg -- The return to biomedical research: treatment and behavioral effects / David M. Cutler and Srikanth Kadiyala -- Biomedical research and then some: the causes of technological change in heart attack treatment / Paul Heidenreich and Mark McClellan -- Can medical cost-effectiveness analysis identify the value of research? / David Meltzer.

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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    Medical Collection
    W20.5 2003M48
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  • 0226551784