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Book review
Elementary Economic Evaluation in Health Care. 2nd edition.
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T Jefferson, V Demicheli, M Mugford. (Pp 132; £16.95). London: BMJ Books, 2000. ISBN 0 7279 1478 2
At a time when spending on health care continues to increase and there are demands for even greater quantities of resources to fund health services, the need to ensure that resources are used well is a priority. The money spent on health services ends up as income for providers that is an accounting identity. The degree to which it generates health benefits that are valued by society or …