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6. Emergency forage crops

Author

Brodie, D. A. (David Arthur), 1867-1951, U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library, and Brodie, D. A. (David Arthur), 1867-1951

Subjects
Forage plants

9. Chapter 56: ESTIMATING PERMANENT INCOME USING INDICATOR VARIABLES.

Author

Ferguson, Brodie D., Tandon, Ajay, Gakidou, Emmanuela, and Murray, Christopher J. L.

Subjects
*MEDICAL statistics, *INCOME, *MEDICAL mathematics, *HEALTH surveys, *HEALTH outcome assessment, *MEDICAL economics, *STATISTICS
Abstract

Chapter 56 of the book "Health Systems Performance Assessment" is presented. It discusses the use of the dichotomous variant of the hierarchical ordered probit (DIHOPIT) model in measuring the permanent income of respondents in a health survey. Some of the variables used to measure permanent income include age of household, number of household adults and occupation of household head. Statistical output from a DIHOPIT survey of Pakistani and Peruvian households is presented.

Published
2003

10. Chapter 29: MODIFIED LOGIT LIFE TABLE SYSTEM: PRINCIPLES, EMPIRICAL VALIDATION, AND APPLICATION.

Author

Murray, Christopher J. L., Ferguson, Brodie D., Lopez, Alan D., Guillot, Michel, Salomon, Joshua A., and Ahmad, Omar B.

Subjects
*LIFE tables, *VITAL statistics, *DEATH rate, *LOGITS
Abstract

Chapter 29 of the book "Health Systems Performance Assessment" is presented. It presents the development and testing of a new model life table system based on a modification of the Brass logit life table system. It reviews the main two-parameter model life table systems, emphasizing the Coale-Demeny, United Nations and Brass systems. It also presents the logic and mathematical foundation for a modification of the Brass logit life table system.

Published
2003

11. Chapter 59: SUBNATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT: OBJECTIVES, CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES.

Author

Travis, Phyllida, Mechbal, Abdelhay, Tandon, Ajay, Ferguson, Brodie D., Thieren, Michel, and Murray, Christopher J. L.

Subjects
*HEALTH outcome assessment, *EVALUATION of medical care, *HEALTH surveys, *MEDICAL quality control, *PUBLIC health
Abstract

Chapter 59 of the book "Health Systems Performance Assessment" is presented. It discusses challenges in monitoring and evaluating overall health systems performance, including critical data gaps, limitations of indicators of health systems performance and uncertainty in the reliability of outcome assessment techniques. Recommendations to overcome these obstacles are presented.

Published
2003

12. Chapter 28: LIFE TABLES FOR 191 COUNTRIES FOR 2000: DATA, METHODS, RESULTS.

Author

Lopez, Alan D., Ahmad, Omar B., Guillot, Michel, Ferguson, Brodie D., Salomon, Joshua A., Murray, Christopher J. L., and Hill, Kenneth H.

Subjects
*LIFE tables, *VITAL statistics, *DEATH rate, *LOGITS, *DEMOGRAPHIC surveys
Abstract

Chapter 28 of the book "Health Systems Performance Assessment" is presented. It provides details on the methods and data sources used to prepare annual life tables made by the World Health Organization (WHO) for all Member States. It provides a brief review of the two main approaches used by WHO to estimate the parameters of the Brass logit system for each country. A discussion of how the basic demographic inputs for the method were estimated for countries is presented, as well as a summary of the major findings.

Published
2003

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