This study compares the cost per case of treating wounds with conventional gauze dressings or with silastic foam elastomer dressings and concludes that the foam dressing is less costly both in terms of materials and of labour time.

The paper surveys the economics literature on equity in health care financing and delivery. The focus is, for the most part, on empirical work, especially that involving international and temporal comparisons. There is, however, some discussion of the concept and definition of equity. The...