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the largest health gains during the last several decades. Nor was higher dispersion in mortality caused entirely by the …The 21st century has been a period of rising inequality in both income and health. In this study, we find that … geographic inequality in mortality for midlife Americans increased by about 70 percent from 1992 to 2016. This was not simply …
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late childhood. We estimate that a one standard deviation reduction in childhood diarrhea mortality rates results in about …
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France’s health-care system offers high-quality care. Average health outcomes are good, public satisfaction with the … health-care system is high, and average household out-of-pocket expenditures are low. As in other OECD countries, technology … by care providers, tackle the high spending on pharmaceuticals, strengthen the role of health insurers as purchasing …
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population density and the extent of tests conducted to fine tune the index. The association between per capita health … expenditure and relative performance indices reveals that there are states where relatively sound health infrastructure has not … ensured better performance in curing patients and those relatively weak have done better. But with a multi-dimensional health …
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impact of changes within a program, the Danish nurse home visiting program, on child and maternal health. We exploit … contacts to health professionals in the first four years after birth. Forgoing an early nurse visit also increases the … probability of maternal contacts to mental health specialists in the first four years after childbirth. We highlight two potential …
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expressing health care-seeking behavior as a function of economic and behavioral fundamentals and highlighting the role of trust …. We report several findings. First, we document a strong association between higher levels of trust in the health care … scenarios, from routine check-ups to vaccinations. Second, the impact of trust on health care utilization is similar in …
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last two decades, this paper re-examines the relationship between governance, health expenditure, and maternal mortality …Within the framework of social determinants of health, political determinants, specifically governance, received … study reveals that a one-point improvement in governance index decreases maternal mortality by 8-10%. We also find that good …
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consequential effects on maternal and newborn health in Mexico for 2008-2015. It models how changes in the obesity level of … increases a woman's probability of having a CS. Also, delivery-related birth outcomes improve: maternal mortality, birth …
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bad health both in term of the Index of ADL and mortality. Effects of gender on the Index of ADL and on mortality are … Longevity Survey, we study health in oldest old population. We measure health using the Katz Index of Activities of Daily Living … (ADL) and in term of mortality. Our results suggest that besides aging, there are other important factors contributing to …
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bad health both in term of the Index of ADL and mortality. Effects of gender on the Index of ADL and on mortality are … Longevity Survey, we study health in oldest old population. We measure health using the Katz Index of Activities of Daily Living … (ADL) and in term of mortality. Our results suggest that besides aging, there are other important factors contributing to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012783522