Avoidable Mortality Differences between Rural and Urban Residents During 2004–2011: A Case Study in Iran

BackgroundAvoidable mortality as an indicator for assessing the health system performance has caught the attention of researchers for a long time. In this study we aimed to compare the health system performance using this indicator in rural and urban areas of one of Iran’s southern provinces. Method...

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Main Authors: Habib Omranikhoo, Abolghasem Pourreza, Hassan Eftekhar Ardebili, Hassan Heydari, Abbas Rahimi Foroushani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences 2013-11-01
Series:International Journal of Health Policy and Management
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Online Access:http://www.ijhpm.com/?_action=showPDF&article=2788&_ob=7b97bdf1a654d516f0428bdd919fe510&fileName=full_text.pdf.