1. A comparison of UK and US mortality outcomes.
- Author
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Pritchard C and Galvin K
- Subjects
- Adult, Age Distribution, Aged, England epidemiology, Female, Health Expenditures trends, Health Services Research, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Neoplasms mortality, Politics, Population Surveillance, Sex Distribution, United States epidemiology, Wales epidemiology, Cause of Death trends, Mortality trends, Outcome Assessment, Health Care organization & administration, State Medicine organization & administration
- Abstract
In response to US colleagues' concerns about the NHS, we undertook a comparison of mortality rates in England and Wales and the US. Figures for 1974-2000 were obtained from World Health Organization data on all-cause and cancer mortality rates. Overall rates fell in all three countries but there was a more significant drop in England and Wales over the period. This is a summary: the full paper can be accessed at nursingtimes.net.
- Published
- 2006