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100	1		_aDewar, Diane M.
245	1	0	_aEssentials of health economics /
260			_aSudbury, Mass. : _bJones and Bartlett Publishers, _cc2010.
300			_axviii, 167 p. : _bill. ; 27 cm.
490	1		_aEssential public health
500			_aincludes index
505	0		_aU.S. healthcare system issues -- The role of economics -- The demand for health -- The demand for health care -- The market for health insurance -- Health care production, costs, and supply -- The healthcare workforce market -- Technology transfer in health care -- The competitive market -- Market failures and the role of government -- Socioeconomic factors -- The hospital industry -- The pharmaceutical industry -- Economic evaluations -- Comparing healthcare systems -- Healthcare reform -- Public policy and health economics.
650		0	_aMedical economics
650	1	2	_aEconomics, Medical
650	2	2	_aDelivery of Health Care
650	2	2	_aInsurance, Health
942			_cBK