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Promoting Health, Preventing Disease [electronic resource]: The Economic Case / Organisation for Eco...

Promoting Health, Preventing Disease [electronic resour...

Promoting Health, Preventing Disease [electronic resource]: The Economic Case / Organisation for Eco...

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Promoting Health, Preventing Disease [electronic resource]: The Economic Case / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and World Health Organization

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Full title

Promoting Health, Preventing Disease [electronic resource]: The Economic Case / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and World Health Organization

Publisher

Buckingham : Open University Press - McGraw-Hill, 2015.

Alternative title

BOOK

Date

2015.

Record Identifier

74VK35v53q5O

MMS ID

991023948416102626

Language

English

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Physical content

1 online resource (340 p.)

Content type

text

Media type

computer

Carrier type

online resource

Contents

List of contributors List of tables, figures and boxes Foreword Executive summary Acknowledgements List of abbreviations Part I Introduction Introduction to the economics of health promotion and disease prevention Franco Sassi, Sherry Merkur and David McDaid Supporting effective and efficient polic...

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Publisher

Buckingham : Open University Press - McGraw-Hill, 2015.

Date Published

2015.

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Summary

A growing body of evidence from economic studies shows areas where appropriate policies can generate health and other benefits at an affordable cost, sometimes reducing health expenditure and helping to redress health inequalities at the same time. The evidence is especially strong for policies to curb tobacco smoking and harmful alcohol use, while...

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Full title

Promoting Health, Preventing Disease [electronic resource]: The Economic Case / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and World Health Organization

Variant title

BOOK

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Record Identifier

74VK35v53q5O

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK35v53q5O

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ISBN

0-335-26227-9

DDC

362.10681

MMS ID

991023948416102626

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