Commentary: approaches, strengths, and limitations of avoidable mortality.
J Public Health Policy
; 35(2): 171-84, 2014 May.
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ABSTRACT
Publication of recent papers such as the one by Schoenbaum and colleagues entitled 'Mortality Amenable to Health Care in the United States The Roles of Demographics and Health Systems Performance' has stimulated this commentary. We discuss strengths and limitations of amenable and avoidable mortality in health-care systems' performance and their contribution to health inequalities. To illustrate, we present a case study of avoidable and amenable mortality in Spain over 27 years. We conclude that amenable mortality is not a good indicator of health-care systems' performance, or for determining whether it could give rise to health inequalities. To understand health problems and to assess the impact of interventions affecting health requires good, basic, and routine monitoring of health indicators and of socioeconomic determinants of health.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Mortalidad
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Causas de Muerte
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Atención a la Salud
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Disparidades en Atención de Salud
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Mejoramiento de la Calidad
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Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud
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Necesidades y Demandas de Servicios de Salud
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Public Health Policy
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
España