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Comparing the USA, UK and 17 Western countries' efficiency and effectiveness in reducing mortality

OBJECTIVES: To test the hypothesis that the USA healthcare system was superior to the NHS and 17 other Western countries in reducing feasible mortality rates over the period 1979–2005. DESIGN: Economic inputs into healthcare, GDP health expenditure (GDPHE) were compared with clinical outputs, i.e. t...

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Autores principales: Pritchard, Colin, Wallace, Mark S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Royal Society of Medicine Press 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3147241/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21847442
http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/shorts.2011.011076