Abstract

GALVEZ GONZALEZ, Ana María; GARCIA FARINAS, Anai  and  PORTUONDO SANCHEZ, Carmen. Scientific production in the master's degree studies of health economics from the perspective of theses. Educ Med Super [online]. 2011, vol.25, n.4, pp. 389-397. ISSN 0864-2141.

The research lines of the master´s degree studies in health economics are designed pursuant to the research priorities of this field of knowledge, hence they can be taken as reference of the scientific production on this subject nationwide. The most addressed topics are the restructuring of the medical assistance in the national health care system, the economic evaluation of health technologies and the pharmacoeconomics. Most of the theses are drafted in primary health care institutions. The research work nationwide are frequent, being the majority of them tutored by multidisciplinary teams in which professionals from the medical, health and economic sciences jointly work. Over 80% of these tutors are PhD in specific specialties. The objective of the present paper was to describe the scientific production of the Master's degree studies in health economics based on the theses submitted at the National School of Public health from 2003 to 2010. It underlined the significance of the master´s degree theses as research works and their analysis as a means of approaching to the evolution of scientific research in this sphere.

Keywords : thesis; master´s degree studies; health economics; scientific production.

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