Amenable mortality as a performance indicator of Italian health-care services

• Main Authors: Fantini Maria P (Author), Lenzi Jacopo (Author), Franchino Giuseppe (Author), Raineri Cristina (Author), Burgio Alessandra (Author), Frova Luisa (Author), Domenighetti Gianfranco (Author), Ricciardi Walter (Author), Damiani Gianfranco (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Mortality amenable to health-care services ('amenable mortality') has been defined as "premature deaths that should not occur in the presence of timely and effective health care" and as "conditions for which...