商品簡介
The seven papers presented in this volume of the series "Advances in Health Economics and Health Services Research," edited by Bolin (Lund U., Sweden) and Kaestner (U. of Illinois, US), investigate the role of markets in medical technology (broadly defined to include pharmaceuticals, medical devices, surgical procedures, and other aspects of the medical process). Specific topics include: research and development contract terms in the bio/pharmaceutical sector; effects of regulation on drug launch and pricing in interdependent markets; the effect of pharmaceutical innovation on the functional limitations of elderly Americans; comparative effectiveness research, technological abandonment, and health care spending; the influence of initial signals of quality on the diffusion of new cancer drug treatments; technology diffusion and substitution of medical innovations; and health insurance and hospital technology adoption. Distributed in North America by Turpin Distribution. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
