Abstract
Introduction: Health is a public good and in the free market is not distributed equally in the society due to the inefficient allocation of resources. According to the economic approach of health, illness prevents the infected individual to participate in processes (work), instead causes costs to the society as a whole. The purpose of this study is the demonstration of existing studies with the main purpose to pinpoint the significance of the cost effectiveness procedures in primary health care services in Greece.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Informatics, Management and Technology in Healthcare |
Pages | 225-227 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Volume | 190 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Event | International Conference on Informatics, Management, and Technology in Healthcare, ICIMTH 2013 - Athens, Greece Duration: 5 Jul 2013 → 7 Jul 2013 |
Other
Other | International Conference on Informatics, Management, and Technology in Healthcare, ICIMTH 2013 |
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Country/Territory | Greece |
City | Athens |
Period | 5/07/13 → 7/07/13 |
Keywords
- Cost-effectiveness
- health services
- primary health care