Higher mortality among ACS patients in Finland than in Norway: Do differences in acute services and scale effects in hospital treatment explain the variation?
Mortality following hospital treatment in Finland and Norway is similar for major diseases, with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) as an important exception. For ACS, the mortality is significantly higher in Finland than in Norway. We study whether a decentralized structure with reduced emergency prepar...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Oslo
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Nordic Journal of Health Economics |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.uio.no/NJHE/article/view/4834 |