Trends in avoidable mortality in England and Wales, 1993-2005. Export

@article{wheller_et_al_2007, abstract = {Avoidable mortality is a major public health concern but there has been little consensus among researchers on how it should be defined and reported. In this article two definitions of avoidable mortality are considered. These are used to present trends in avoidable deaths in England and Wales from 1993 to 2005, using two statistical indicators of mortality. Analysis of both definitions shows a substantial decline in causes of mortality that are considered amenable to medical intervention over this period. This article discusses which mortality indicator is most appropriate for measuring avoidable deaths, and highlights key issues in developing a National Statistics definition of avoidable mortality.}, author = {Wheller, L. and Baker, A. and Griffiths, C. and Rooney, C.}, citeulike-article-id = {3507720}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17580644}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=17580644}, issn = {1465-1645}, journal = {Health statistics quarterly / Office for National Statistics}, keywords = {avoidable-mortality, cause-specific, england, mortality, trends, wales}, number = {34}, pages = {6--25}, posted-at = {2008-11-13 02:32:18}, priority = {2}, title = {Trends in avoidable mortality in England and Wales, 1993-2005.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17580644}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - wheller_et_al_2007 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3507720 N2 - Avoidable mortality is a major public health concern but there has been little consensus among researchers on how it should be defined and reported. In this article two definitions of avoidable mortality are considered. These are used to present trends in avoidable deaths in England and Wales from 1993 to 2005, using two statistical indicators of mortality. Analysis of both definitions shows a substantial decline in causes of mortality that are considered amenable to medical intervention over this period. This article discusses which mortality indicator is most appropriate for measuring avoidable deaths, and highlights key issues in developing a National Statistics definition of avoidable mortality. IS - 34 JF - Health statistics quarterly / Office for National Statistics SN - 1465-1645 EP - 25 TI - Trends in avoidable mortality in England and Wales, 1993-2005. SP - 6 KW - avoidable-mortality KW - cause-specific KW - england KW - mortality KW - trends KW - wales AU - Wheller, L AU - Baker, A AU - Griffiths, C AU - Rooney, C PY - 2007/// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17580644 ER -