Sentinel Amenable Mortality: A New Way to Assess the Quality of Healthcare by Examining Causes of Premature Death for Which Highly Efficacious Medical Interventions Are Available

Background. Amenable mortality, or premature deaths that could be prevented with medical care, is a proven indicator for assessing healthcare quality when adapted to a country or region’s specific healthcare context. This concept is currently used to evaluate the performance of national and internat...

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Main Authors: Montse Vergara-Duarte, Carme Borrell, Glòria Pérez, Juan Carlos Martín-Sánchez, Ramon Clèries, Maria Buxó, Èrica Martínez-Solanas, Yutaka Yasui, Carles Muntaner, Joan Benach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5456074