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The captain of the men of death and his shadow: Long-run impacts of early life pneumonia exposure
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Venkataramani, Atheendar - 2011
We exploit the introduction of sulfa drugs in 1937 to identify the causal impact of exposure to pneumonia in infancy on … pneumonia as these were the areas that benefited most from the availability of sulfa drugs. These estimates are, in general … our finding that African Americans experienced larger absolute reductions in pneumonia mortality after the arrival of …
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Are bad health and pain making us grumpy? An empirical evaluation of reporting heterogeneity in rating health system responsiveness
Fiorentini, Gianluca; Ragazzi, Giovanni; Robone, Silvana - 2014
This paper considers the influence of patients' characteristics on their evaluation of a health system's responsiveness, that is, a system's ability to respond to the legitimate expectations of potential users regarding non-health enhancing aspects of care (Valentine et al. 2003a). Since...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011651825
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The effect of face masks on Covid transmission: A meta-analysis
Lušková, Martina - 2024
The effect of face masks on Covid-19 transmission is crucial for the health of populations. The effectiveness of face masks in reducing the transmission of Covid-19 varies across primary evidence. To perform a quantitative meta-analysis, we collected 258 estimates from 44 primary studies...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014494965
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Are bad health and pain making us grumpy? : an empirical evaluation of reporting heterogeneity in rating health system responsiveness
Fiorentini, Gianluca; Ragazzi, Giovanni; Robone, Silvana - 2014
This paper considers the influence of patients' characteristics on their evaluation of a health system's responsiveness, that is, a system's ability to respond to the legitimate expectations of potential users regarding non-health enhancing aspects of care (Valentine et al. 2003a). Since...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011729277
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The effect of face masks on Covid transmission : a meta-analysis
Lušková, Martina - 2024
The effect of face masks on Covid-19 transmission is crucial for the health of populations. The effectiveness of face masks in reducing the transmission of Covid-19 varies across primary evidence. To perform a quantitative meta-analysis, we collected 258 estimates from 44 primary studies...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014471268
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Internationales Benchmarking von Gesundheitssystemen : Ansatz zur Problemlösung?
Wente, Tobias; Vauth, Christoph - 2003
Die Gesundheitssysteme stehen weltweit zur Diskussion. Kann internationales Benchmarking ganzer Gesundheitssysteme dazu beitragen, Lösungen für deren Probleme zu finden? Diese Arbeit stellt drei aktuelle Ansätze solcher Vergleiche vor. Hierbei werden die Erkenntnisse ebenso erläutert wie die...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262913
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Empirische Erfahrungen, Versichertenverhalten zu steuern
Osmers, Henning; Vauth, Christoph - 2004
Steigende Kosten in den meisten Gesundheitssystemen und die damit verbundenen Finanzierungsprobleme stehen im Focus von vielen empirischen Untersuchungen. Wissenschaftler sind der Meinung, dass falsch gesetzte Anreize einer der Hauptgründe hierfür darstellen. Die vorliegende Arbeit umreißt...
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Who will be the mediator? Local politics and hospital closures in Germany
Sriubaite, Ieva - 2021
This paper analyses the effects of hospital closures in Germany in the context of emergency medical care for patients with acute myocardial infarction or hemorrhagic stroke. Using a comprehensive inpatient care data, I evaluate the extent of the impact of hospital closures between 2006 and 2012...
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Instrument zur Evaluierung des Reifegrades der Krankenhäuser hinsichtlich der Digitalisierung
Konsortium DigitalRadar - 2021
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Instrument zur Evaluierung des Reifegrades der Krankenhäuser hinsichtlich der Digitalisierung
Konsortium DigitalRadar - 2021
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012874448