Search for dissertations about: "opportunity cost."

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2. 1. Product Costing for Sawmill Business Management

   Author : Mats Johansson; Kaj Rosling; Robert Grubbström; Växjö universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; joint cost; lumber costing; linear programming; sawmilling; cost allocation; sales management; opportunity cost.; Business and economics; Ekonomi;

   Abstract : Several Swedish sawmill groups have recently developed product-costing systems to possibly compensate for diminishing production knowledge in recently centralized market organizations. The concept of product costs is challenging in sawmilling, since production is of a joint type – each log typically yields many products. READ MORE

4. 2. Opportunity cost in healthcare priority setting

   Author : Jonathan Siverskog; Martin Henriksson; Lars-Åke Levin; Werner Brouwer; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

   Abstract : The resources available for the public provision of health care are not unlimited. Cost-effectiveness evidence on new healthcare interventions can help us prioritise in order to use scarce resources wisely, but to interpret cost-effectiveness evidence, it may appear as if we must make trade-offs between life and money. This is not so. READ MORE

5. 3. Spouses’ long-term support to midlife stroke survivors - Consequences in a health economic perspective

   Author : Josefine Persson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Stroke; Spouses; Health-related quality of life; Quality-adjusted lifeyears; Informal support; Time-diary; Cost analysis; Opportunity cost;

   Abstract : Spouses of midlife stroke survivors often experience demands on family roles and professional life due to the impact of stroke, however knowledge concerning spouses’ support and the long-term consequences for their own health is limited. Hence, the overall aim of this thesis was to describe the long-term effects health related quality of life (HRQoL) of spouses of midlife stroke survivors’ and the annual cost of the informal support provided. READ MORE

6. 4. Equality of Access in Health Care

   Author : Katarina Steen Carlsson; Hälsoekonomi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; financial and time cost; socio-economic variation; hopsital care; concentration index; consumption possibilities; definition; opportunity; equality of access; equity; Social economics; Social ekonomi;

   Abstract : Equality of access may be defined and operationalised in several ways. Paper I, 'Equality of access. Definitions and policy implications', proposes a theoretical outline of possible definitions of equal access, of the policy measures needed to attain equality and of their consequences. READ MORE

7. 5. Erectile dysfunction in clinical practice. - With special focus on the correlation to myocardial infarction, lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), treatment cost and optimization -

   Author : Peter Ströberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : Erectile Dysfunction; Cardiovascular disease; ; LUTS; Cost; Treatment optimization; Preference; Clinical practice;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis was to study and evaluate some aspects of Erectile Dysfunction (ED) in clinical practice, with special focus on the correlation to myocardial infarction, LUTS (lower urinary tract symptoms), ED treatment costs and optimization. A group of 100 patients under the age of 70 years who had suffered their first MI and an age matched control group without MI answered a questionnaire regarding ED and concomitant diseases. READ MORE