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Mortality

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Mortality Risks, Health Endowments, and Parental Investments in Infancy: Evidence from Rural India

Whether increased background mortality risks induce households to make differential health investments in their high- versus low-endowment children.

Dec 31, 2006
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Effect of Complications on Mortality After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery: Evidence from New York State

The objective of this study is to quantify the increased odds of dying from complications after isolated coronary artery bypass grafting surgery.

Dec 31, 2006
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Estimating the Potential Impact of Regionalizing Health Care Delivery Based on Volume Standards Versus Risk-Adjusted Mortality Rate

Whether basing regionalization on risk-adjusted mortality would lead to better population outcomes than basing regionalization on procedure volume.

Dec 31, 2006
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Historical and Life Course Timing of the Male Mortality Disadvantage in Europe: Epidemiologic Transitions, Evolution, and Behavior

This study employs vital statistics data from Sweden, England, Wales, France, and Spain to examine male:female mortality differentials from 1750 through 2000 and their interrelationship with epidemiological transitions.

May 1, 2006
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Trajectory of End-Stage Heart Failure: The Influence of Technology and Implications for Policy Change

The authors explain the trajectory of patients with heart failure, illustrate the importance of advance care planning for these patients, discuss the impact of choices to use or forgo new technologies, and suggest ways to improve the care system.

Jan 1, 2006
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Hospital Competition, Managed Care, and Mortality After Hospitalization for Medical Conditions: Evidence from Three States

Study assessed the effect of hospital competition and HMO penetration on mortality after hospitalization for six medical conditions in CA, NY, and WI.

Dec 31, 2005
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Why Are Infant and Child Mortality Rates Lower in the MCH-FP Area of Matlab, Bangladesh?

Infant and child mortality rates are significantly lower in the MCH-FP area of Matlab, Bangladesh, than in a comparison area.

Dec 31, 2005
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Reducing the Global Burden of Acute Lower Respiratory Infections in Children: The Contribution of New Diagnostics

Acute lower respiratory infections (ALRIs) are the primary killer of children in developing countries.

Dec 31, 2005
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Impact of Postpartum Hospital-Stay Legislation on Newborn Length of Stay, Readmission, and Mortality in California

The objectives of this study were to examine the impact of postpartum hospital-stay legislation on newborns' length of stay, neonatal readmissions, and 1-year mortality in California, and whether this legislation had differential impacts by demographics and complications during delivery or pregnancy.

Dec 31, 2005
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Reducing the Burden of HIV/AIDS in Infants: The Contribution of Improved Diagnostics

The development of a simple and accessible test for diagnosing HIV infection in infants could reduce paediatric AIDS deaths in sub-Saharan Africa.

Dec 31, 2005
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How Much Can Current Interventions Reduce Colorectal Cancer Mortality in the U.S.? Mortality Projections for Scenarios of Risk-Factor Modification, Screening, and Treatment

Interventions for risk-factor modification, screening, and treatment have the potential to reduce CRC mortality by almost 50% by the Year 2020.

Dec 31, 2005
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Chapter 13: A Comparative Review of CISNET Breast Models Used to Analyze U.S. Breast Cancer Incidence and Mortality Trends

A focused analysis of differences and similarities between the models is presented.

Dec 31, 2005
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Impact of Patient Volume on the Mortality Rate of Adult Intensive Care Unit Patients

There is evidence that high ICU patient volumes are associated with lower mortality rates in high-risk critically ill adults.

Dec 31, 2005
Journal Article

Rethinking Gender Differences in Health: Why We Need to Integrate Social and Biological Perspectives

The authors goals in this analytic essay are to make the case that gender differences in health matter and that understanding these differences requires an explanation of why rational people are not effective in making health a priority in their everyday lives.

Dec 31, 2004
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Quality of Care Linked to Early Death for Older At-Risk Patients

Older patients at risk of declining health who received lower quality medical care were more likely to die after three years than peers who received higher quality health care.

Dec 31, 2004
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Mortality Among Very Low-Birthweight Infants in Hospitals Serving Minority Populations

The authors investigated whether the proportion of Black very low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants treated by hospitals is associated with neonatal mortality for Black and White VLBW infants.

Dec 31, 2004
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The Association of Health-Related Quality of Life with Survival Among Persons with HIV Infection in the United States

Physical HRQOL added prognostic information over the sociodemographic and available clinical data such as CD4 count and stage of HIV infection.

Dec 31, 2004
Journal Article

Longevity Following the Experience of Parental Divorce

Long-term effects of parental divorce and reasons why the stress of parental divorce in childhood need not lead to negative later-life outcomes.

Dec 31, 2004
Journal Article

Marriage and Mortality in Bladder Carcinoma

Being married confers significant benefits in survival for patients with a variety of chronic conditions including breast and prostate carcinoma.

Dec 31, 2004
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Early Origins of the Gradient: The Relationship Between Socioeconomic Status and Infant Mortality in the United States

Although relationships between social conditions and health have been documented for centuries, the past few decades have witnessed the emergence of socioeconomic gradients in health and mortality in most developed countries.

Dec 31, 2003

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RAND Topic:
Mortality

Topic Synonyms:
Death Rate

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