16. Recent studies using a global approach to measuring illness

• Published in: Medical care Vol. 14; no. 5 Suppl; p. 138
• Main Author: Rosser, R M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.1976
• Subjects: Classification; Death; Disease; Health Facilities; Health Planning; Humans; Morbidity; Mortality; Probability; Prognosis; Residence Characteristics; United Kingdom

Global measures of illness are designed to measure the performance of a health service as a whole and the contribution of its various components. Such measures convert data about the outcome of medical care into information for use in planning at all administrative levels including the highest level...