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The Role of Economic Incentives in Improving the Quality of Mental Health Care

In: The Elgar Companion to Health Economics, Second Edition

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  • Susan L. Ettner
  • Michael Schoenbaum
  • Jessica A. Williams

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This comprehensive collection brings together more than 50 contributions from some of the most influential researchers in health economics. It authoritatively covers theoretical and empirical issues in health economics, with a balanced range of material on equity and efficiency in health care systems, health technology assessment and issues of concern for developing countries. This thoroughly revised second edition is expanded to include four new chapters, while all existing chapters have been extensively updated.

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  • Susan L. Ettner & Michael Schoenbaum & Jessica A. Williams, 2012. "The Role of Economic Incentives in Improving the Quality of Mental Health Care," Chapters, in: Andrew M. Jones (ed.), The Elgar Companion to Health Economics, Second Edition, chapter 28, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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