Summarizing Population Health : Directions for the Development and Application of Population Metrics.

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Online Access:	Full text (Emerson users only)
Main Author:	Field, Marilyn J.
Contributors:	Gold, Marthe R.
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington : National Academies Press, 1998.
Series:	Online access: National Academy of Sciences National Academies Press. Online access: NCBI NCBI Bookshelf.
Subjects:	Health status indicators > Standards > United States. Health status indicators > Evaluation. Medical policy. Mortality > Tables. Vital statistics. Public health. Statistics. Social control. Demography. Social sciences. Medical care. Sociology. Statistics > Methodology. Quality-Adjusted Life Years Health Status Indicators Data Collection Health Policy Epidemiologic Methods Health Surveys Information Science Life Tables Public Policy Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms Actuarial Analysis Vital Statistics Social Control Policies Quality of Health Care Public Health Investigative Techniques Environment and Public Health Policy Statistics as Topic Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation Social Control, Formal Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Demography Social Sciences Delivery of Health Care Sociology Health Care Economics and Organizations Population Characteristics Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena Data Collection > methods Patient Care public health. demography. social sciences. sociology. statistics.
Local Note:	ProQuest Ebook Central

Table of Contents:

Front Matter
Acknowledgments
Contents
SUMMARY
BACKGROUND
CONCLUSIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS
REFERENCES
GLOSSARY
APPENDIX A Workshop Agenda, Particpants, and Questions for the Working Groups
APPENDIX B Overview: Workshop on Summary Measures of Population Health Status
APPENDIX C Methodological Issues in Measuring Health Status and Health-Related Quality of Life for Population Health Measures: A Brief Overview of the â€œHALYâ€? Family of Measures
APPENDIX D Distributive Justice and the Use of Summary Measures of Population Health Status

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