Considering mean and inequality health outcomes together: the population health performance index

Considering mean and inequality health outcomes together: the population health performance index

Abstract Background The purpose was to develop and test a population health measure that combines mean health outcomes and inequalities into a single GDP-like metric to help policymakers measure population health performance on both dimensions in one metric. Methods The Population Health Performance...

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Main Authors: David Kindig, Nicholas Lardinois, Yukiko Asada, John Mullahy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
Subjects:
Population health
Health outcomes
Index
Disparity
Inequality
Tradeoff
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-018-0731-2

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