2007, Number 5
Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc 2007; 45 (5)
Basic Concepts of Health Economics for General Practitioners
Rodríguez-Ledesma MA, Vidal-Rodríguez C
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Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT
Economic development is one of the main contributors of the health status of the people. Health economics combines the economics perspective of production with the social objectives of health sciences. The concepts of this new discipline are common in the academic health field and in the professional literature, thus, health professionals adopt and use regularly these terms. However, previous research has shown that the average physician has poor knowledge and/or clarity about the meaning of health economics concepts. The objective of this article is to provide the basic concepts of health economics.