TY - JOUR T1 - Health economics in developing countries. A1 - Abel-Smith,B, PY - 1989/8/1/pubmed PY - 1989/8/1/medline PY - 1989/8/1/entrez KW - Coordination KW - Cost Benefit Analysis KW - Critique KW - Delivery Of Health Care KW - Developing Countries KW - Distributional Activities KW - Economic Development KW - Economic Factors KW - Evaluation KW - Fees KW - Financial Activities KW - Health KW - Health And Welfare Planning KW - Health Insurance KW - International Agencies KW - International Cooperation KW - Obstacles KW - Organization And Administration KW - Organizations KW - Philosophical Overview KW - Program Activities KW - Programs KW - Quantitative Evaluation KW - Resource Allocation KW - Social Planning KW - Un KW - Who KW - World Bank SP - 229 EP - 41 JF - The Journal of tropical medicine and hygiene JO - J Trop Med Hyg VL - 92 IS - 4 N2 - The interpretation of health economics chosen for this paper is broad. It includes the relation between economic and other factors in health development. This interpretation has been chosen lest the acceptance of a disciplinary approach in the commissioning of papers should have the unintended effect of excluding some key areas of research which require the consideration of crucial interrelationships between disciplines. The only justification for covering this area in a paper on economics rather than, for example, epidemiology is that increasingly there is and indeed has to be a heavy focus on costs in considering alternative paths to health development. The word 'research' is loosely interpreted and not restricted to the type of activity which could lead to the award of a PhD. The compilation of experience in many areas is, in the view of the author, a priority need, to plan where further research and experiment is needed. SN - 0022-5304 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/2503621/Health_economics_in_developing_countries_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -