title: Econometric studies in health economics. A survey of the British literature.
abstract: This paper provides a survey of British applied econometric work in the field of health economics. As well as reviewing the literature, it suggests some avenues for future research. It covers six main areas: the supply of health care; the demand for health care; non-medical influences on health; market and non-price rationing; evaluation of health care systems; and planning, budgeting and monitoring mechanisms.
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000191:economics; D006295:Health Resources / Q000600:supply & distribution; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000191:economics; D006302:Health Services Research; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D013222:State Medicine / Q000191:economics*; D006113:United Kingdom