Caring for our patients - fact or legend - an economic view

The debate on economic aspects of health care is beset with the conflict of balancing supply and demand, of offering a less adequate service to all people, or a maximal service to relatively few. Somewhere along this continuum is an area of optimal service; providing a range of services which the co...

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Main Author: S.B. Williamson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 1981-09-01
Series:Curationis
Online Access:https://curationis.org.za/index.php/curationis/article/view/303
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Summary:The debate on economic aspects of health care is beset with the conflict of balancing supply and demand, of offering a less adequate service to all people, or a maximal service to relatively few. Somewhere along this continuum is an area of optimal service; providing a range of services which the country can afford, the point at which we can best cut our coat to fit our cloth.
ISSN:0379-8577
2223-6279