Population Health Metrics
SSCI-ISI SCOPUS (2003-2025)
1478-7954
1478-7954
Anh Quốc
Cơ quản chủ quản: BMC , BioMed Central Ltd.
Lĩnh vực:
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEpidemiology
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AbstractBackgroundPeople with diabetes can suffer from diverse complications
that seriously erode quality of life. Diabetes, costing the United States more
than $174 billion per year in 2007, is expected to take an increasingly large
financial toll in subsequent years. Accurate projections of diabetes burden are
essential to policymakers planning for future health care needs and
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Accuracy and completeness of mortality data in the Department of Veterans Affairs
Tập 4 Số 1 - 2006
Abstract Background One of the national mortality databases in the U.S. is the
Beneficiary Identification and Record Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File that
contains death dates of those who have received any benefits from the Department
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Modeling causes of death: an integrated approach using CODEm
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Abstract Background Data on causes of death by age and sex are a critical input
into health decision-making. Priority setting in public health should be
informed not only by the current magnitude of health problems but by trends in
them. However, cause of death data are often not available or are subject to
substantial problems of comparability. We propose five general principles for
cause of deat...
Population Health Metrics Research Consortium gold standard verbal autopsy validation study: design, implementation, and development of analysis datasets
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Left behind: widening disparities for males and females in US county life expectancy, 1985–2010
Tập 11 Số 1 - 2013
Abstract Background The United States spends more than any other country on
health care. The poor relative performance of the US compared to other
high-income countries has attracted attention and raised questions about the
performance of the US health system. An important dimension to poor national
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Diabetes and urbanization in the Omani population: an analysis of national survey data
- 2006
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to be rising. Rising rates of diabetes and associated risk factors have been
observed in populations undergoing epidemiological transition and urbanization.
A previous study in Oman indicated that urban-dwellers were not significantly
more likely to have diabetes. This study was undertaken to determine if a more
accura...