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Vol. 15. Issue 1.
Pages 68-73 (January - February 2001)
Vol. 15. Issue 1.
Pages 68-73 (January - February 2001)
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Applying economics in a hostile environment: the health sector
La aplicación de la economía en un entorno hostil: el sector sanitario
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A. Williams
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Correspondencia: Alan Williams. The Center for Health Economics. Department of Economics. The University of York. Heslington – York YO1, 5DD, United Kingdom.
The Center for Health Economics. Department of Economics. The University of York. United Kingdom.
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In this paper we state that health economics is now amongst the leaders in a «paradigm shift» in economics that needs to spread as quickly as possible into the rest of the subject. This conclusion is obtained from considering that economics can be applied to topics that do not appear superficially to be economic topics such as what is the best treatment for a national health service to offer to a patient with a particular disease.

Resumen

En este artículo se aportan razones para concluir que la economía de la salud está entre las disciplinas que lideran el «cambio de paradigma» en economía, el cual necesita extenderse cuanto antes al resto de la economía. Esta conclusión se obtiene a partir de considerar cómo la economía puede ser aplicada a temas que a primera vista no parecen económicos, como puede ser intentar responder a cuál es el mejor tratamiento que un sistema nacional de salud debería proporcionar a un paciente con una enfermedad concreta.

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British Medical Association.
Withholding or withdrawing life-prolonging medical treatment: guidance for decision making.
BMJ Books, (1999),
Copyright © 2001. Sociedad Española de Salud Pública y Administración Sanitaria
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