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Vitality Age V.3: Technical Report

This report describes the updated Vitality Age model, maintaining the core concept principles of the original model, yet expanding the number of input factors used in the analysis and building on a more comprehensive and consistent data source.

Jun 1, 2018
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Journal Article

Individual Survival Curves Comparing Subjective and Observed Mortality Risks

Data on Health and Retirement study respondents' expected life span and actual mortality shows that some demographic groups tend to be overly pessimistic about how long they'll live, which could lead to under-saving for retirement.

Mar 13, 2018
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Journal Article

Health Care at Birth and Infant Mortality: Evidence from Nighttime Deliveries in Nigeria

Ensuring that Nigerian women giving birth have access to health facilities will likely reduce infant mortality.

Dec 29, 2017
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How to Reduce Mortality in Correctional Facilities

Inmates disproportionately suffer from a variety of health conditions, compared with the general population. Some in-custody deaths are inevitable; for example, elderly inmates may die of old age. But certain types of death are highly preventable.

Nov 27, 2017
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Journal Article

Subjective Mortality Risk and Bequests

The results of this paper show a strong empirical relevance of subjective survival curves, indicating the importance to take into consideration of this dimension of individual heterogeneity in life cycle models.

Oct 6, 2017
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Journal Article

Health, Disability and Mortality Differences at Older Ages Between the US and England

Disease prevalence in the US is higher than in England but differences between the two countries in disability and mortality were much smaller.

Aug 1, 2017
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Pre-transplant Depression Is Associated with Length of Hospitalization, Discharge Disposition, and Survival After Liver Transplantation

A history of depression is an important marker for poor outcomes following a liver transplant.

Nov 30, 2016
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Timelines for Reaching Injured Personnel in Africa

This report studies the military medical literature and recent historical cases to explore the relationships between rescuability and time during medical evacuations and other personnel recovery missions.

Nov 17, 2016
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Journal Article

Blindness, Cataract Surgery and Mortality in Ethiopia

Cataract-blind Ethiopian villagers who did not receive cataract surgery had significantly higher mortality risk than villagers who were blind from other causes, particularly if they were over 75 years old or were unmarried.

Jun 27, 2016
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Association Between Quality Measures and Mortality in Individuals with Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders

This study suggests that the association between process-based measures of care quality and mortality in veterans with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders could be used to improve performance and reduce mortality in this population.

Jun 24, 2016
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Journal Article

Prospective Analysis of Health and Mortality Risk in Veteran and Non-Veteran Participants in the Women's Health Initiative

This large-scale study compares the long-term health outcomes and mortality risks among veteran and non-veteran participants of the Women's Health Initiative, a set of studies that looks for health risk associations in postmenopausal women.

Apr 28, 2016
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The Lack of Documentation of Preferences in a Cohort of Adults Who Died After Ischemic Stroke

Stroke patients' wishes to limit life-sustaining interventions were documented in less than 40 percent of cases in which patients died 30 days after hospital admission.

Apr 22, 2016
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Frequent Alcohol Testing Combined with Swift, Certain, and Modest Sanctions Is Associated with Drop in Mortality

An innovative program that requires alcohol-involved offenders to abstain from alcohol and submit to frequent tests was associated with a 4 percent drop in mortality. The associations were most evident among causes of death related to excessive alcohol use, such as circulatory conditions.

Feb 18, 2016
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News Release

Frequent Alcohol Testing Combined with Swift, Certain and Modest Sanctions Is Associated with Drop in Mortality

An innovative program that requires alcohol-involved offenders to abstain from alcohol and submit to frequent tests was associated with a 4 percent drop in deaths. The associations were most evident among causes of death related to excessive alcohol use, such as circulatory conditions.

Feb 9, 2016
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Journal Article

Military Generation and Its Relationship to Mortality in Women Veterans in the Women's Health Initiative

We examined all-cause and cause-specific mortality by Veteran status and military generation among older women.

Feb 9, 2016
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Does a Ban on Informal Health Providers Save Lives? Evidence from Malawi

This study examines the effect of a ban on informal (traditional) birth attendants imposed by the Malawi government in 2007.

Nov 11, 2015
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Immigrant Latino Neighborhoods and Mortality Among Infants Born to Mexican-origin Latina Women

Compares the association between neighborhood Latino immigrant concentration and infant mortality by maternal nativity among singleton births to Mexican-origin women in Los Angeles County.

Jul 7, 2015
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Journal Article

Tumor Board Participation Among Physicians Caring for Patients with Lung or Colorectal Cancer

Multidisciplinary tumor board meetings are common in cancer care, but limited evidence is available about their benefits. We assessed the associations of tumor board participation and structure with care delivery and patient outcomes.

May 29, 2015
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The Impact of Tobacco Taxes on Mortality in the USA, 1970–2005

This paper aimed to estimate the effect of tobacco taxes on total mortality and cause-specific mortality in the 50 States plus the District of Columbia, USA, over the period 1970–2005 as well as the net effect on deaths averted in 2010.

Jan 28, 2015
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Journal Article

Methodological Considerations When Studying the Association Between Patient-Reported Care Experiences and Mortality

The authors illustrate methodological considerations when assessing the relationship between patient care experiences and mortality.

Dec 19, 2014

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RAND Topic:
Mortality

Topic Synonyms:
Death Rate

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