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Determinants of avoidable deaths from ischaemic heart diseases in East and West Germany
Schwierz, Christoph; Wübker, Ansgar - 2009
ischaemic heart diseases (IHD) inWest and East Germany from 1996 to 2004. Our main result reveals that the number of … catch-up process in the number of IC facilities provided relative to West Germany. -- Avoidable deaths ; ischaemic heart … disease ; intracardiac catheters ; Germany …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003861417
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Determinants of Avoidable Deaths from Ischaemic Heart Diseases in East and West Germany
Schwierz, Christoph; Wübker, Ansgar - 2009
ischaemic heart diseases (IHD) in West and East Germany from 1996 to 2004. Our main result reveals that the number of … catch-up process in the number of IC facilities provided relative to West Germany …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014202507
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The Influence of the Health System on Avoidable Deaths from Ischaemic Heart Diseases in East versus West Germany
Schwierz, Christoph; Wübker, Ansgar - 2009
The objectives of this paper are to identify the driving forces of health system performance in Germany as measured by … compared to West Germany. Further, decreases in West German mortality rates are explainable to a larger degree by observable … factors of the health system than in East Germany. These results may explain why the massive modernization of the East German …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014213483
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A comparative study of the Turkish and German health care systems with regard to quality management in psychiatric hospitals
Yilmaz, Fatma Kantas; Ugur, Tarik Naci Norbert; Rese, … - In: International journal of management, economics and … 8 (2019) 3, pp. 223-241
Mental Health Research and Training Hospital located in Istanbul/Turkey and LVR-Klinik Viersen in Germany. A comparison of … management systems have been undergoing radical changes. Social health insurance system was established in Germany in 1880s and …, which is similar to the health care system in Germany, was set up. Differences are observed in the delivery of health care …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012115876
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Fall risk increasing drugs : the effect on injuries of the frail elderly estimated from administrative data
Bauer, Thomas K.; Lindenbaum, Katharina; Stroka, … - 2011
Society benefits on a large scale from improved medical care and pharmaceuticals. The prescription of pharmaceuticals, however, also carries risks such as the possibility of an increased risk of falls, which may lead to severe injuries and increased health expenditures associated with these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009580995
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Fall Risk Increasing Drugs : The Effect on Injuries of the Frail Elderly Estimated from Administrative Data
Bauer, Thomas K.; Lindenbaum, Katharina; Stroka, … - 2012
Society benefits on a large scale from improved medical care and pharmaceuticals. The prescription of pharmaceuticals, however, also carries risks such as the possibility of an increased risk of falls, which may lead to severe injuries and increased health expenditures associated with these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014174535
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Corona monitoring nationwide (RKI-SOEP-2) : seroepidemiological study on the spread of SARS-CoV-2 across Germany
Bartig, Susanne; Brücker, Herbert; Butschalowsky, Hans; … - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 243 (2023) 3/4, pp. 431-449
SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus, spread across Germany within just a short period of time. Seroepidemiological studies are … survey data offer a better understanding of the scope of the epidemic in Germany and can help in identifying target groups …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014374947
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Adolescent Well-being and Life Satisfaction : impact of Digital Technology Usage
Mihajlović, Iris; Djevojić, Cvijeta; Stanković, Marino - In: Business systems research : a system view accross … 14 (2023) 2, pp. 124-144
Background: Digital technologies have significantly changed the way adolescents perceive the world around them. The perception of the social environment is crucial for their well-being and health. Objectives: This paper aims to evaluate the relationship between the perceived life circumstances...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014527261
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Lebenszufriedenheit am Ende des Lebens in Ost- und Westdeutschland : die DDR wirft einen langen Schatten
Gerstorf, Denis; Wagner, Gert G. - 2010
"Die meisten Menschen sind die meiste Zeit über glücklich" stellt in einer Zusammenfassung vieler empirischer Studien Biswas-Diener (2009) fest. Sogar nach einschneidenden Negativerlebnissen wie Arbeitslosigkeit oder dem Verlust des Partners passen sich die meisten Menschen recht schnell an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008826577
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West-East convergence in the prevalence of illicit drugs : socioeconomics or culture?
Tauchmann, Harald (contributor) - 2008
In contrast to West-Germany, illicit drugs were virtually absent in East-Germany until 1990. Yet, after the collapse of … the former GDR, East-Germany was expected to encounter a sharp increase in the prevalence of substance abuse. By analyzing … individual data, we find that East-Germany largely caught up with West-Germany's ever-growing prevalence of illicit drugs within …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003740307