TY - BOOK AU - Ong, Eduardo G. TI - Practical health economics AV - RA 410 .O54 2008 PY - 2008/// CY - Paranaque City, Philippines PB - Nelson Publications KW - MEDICAL ECONOMICS N1 - Includes index; Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Demand and supply -- Chapter 3 Supply and demand for Filipino health professionals and the migration issue -- Chapter 4 Health care financing -- Chapter 5 The Philippines health sector and health issues -- Chapter 6 Foreign market for Filipino nurses -- Chapter 7 Theory of consumer behavior -- Chapter 8 Theory of production -- Chapter 9 The theory of cost and profit -- Chapter 10 The firm and competitive industry -- Chapter 11 Taxation and fiscal policy -- Chapter 12 The comprehensive agrarian reform program N2 - ".. This book attempts to connect Economics and Health and discusses the important topics, arguments, and contentions relevant to health economics. The indispensable role of the Department of Health is comprehensively explicated in this book." -- Preface ER -