A disease-based comparison of health systems : what is best and at what cost?.

Description

What approach to treating certain ageing-related diseases works best and at what cost? That is, what combination of health care system characteristics, prevention, detection, technology and treatment, is the most cost-effective? These are the central questions addressed in this volume. Foreword Table of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction to the Ageing-Related Diseases Project Chapter 2. The Heart of the Health Care System Chapter 3. Stroke Treatment and Care Chapter 4. Summary of Results from Breast Cancer Disease Study Chapter 5. Comparing Health Care Systems from the Disease-specific Perspective Chapter 6. Why do Different Countries Spend Different Amounts on Health Care? Chapter 7. A Framework for Evaluating Medical Care Systems Chapter 8. Integrating Cost-of-disease Studies into Purchasing Power Parities Chapter 9. Projecting Future Needs.