Evidence links increases in public health spending to declines in preventable deaths

Health Affairs

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1585-1593

  Mays, Glen P ^a   Smith, Sharla A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMMUNITY CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INFANT MORTALITY; INFLUENZA; INVESTMENT; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL CARE; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; PREVENTABLE DEATH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; ECONOMICS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855170530     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0196     Document Type: Article

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