Methodological Approach to Assessing Trade in Health Services : A Guide to Conducting Country Studies

Assessing trade in health services is a relatively new area that has only recently caught the attention of public health professionals and health policy-makers alike. Country studies on assessing trade in health services require a valid and reliable methodology that will allow the possible impact of international trade on access, quality, equity and efficiency of health services to be estimated. This monograph addresses such a need.