A major problem in health economics is how to give a value to changes in health This is the first book to present a comprehensive survey of the money measures that are used in such evaluations The author defines the properties of these money measures, examining them in both a certain and a risky world He evaluates available empirical approaches for ожйку the assessment of the value of health changes, and considers measures such as quality-adjusted life years (QALYS) and health-years equivalents (HYES).  WindowsISBN 0521478782.