Izvori podataka za pokazatelje mortaliteta i morbiditeta kardiovaskularnih bolesti
The indicators of health condition and providing medical protection are necessary for making assessment of health condition at the level of population, improvement of the healthcare system and making health-related and political decision with an aim to improve the citizens’ health. Qualitative and r...
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Published in | Cardiologia Croatica Vol. 6; no. 1-2; p. 1 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Paper |
Language | Croatian English |
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Hrvatsko kardiološko društvo
07.02.2011
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Summary: | The indicators of health condition and providing medical protection are necessary for making assessment of health condition at the level of population, improvement of the healthcare system and making health-related and
political decision with an aim to improve the citizens’ health.
Qualitative and reliable original data is necessary for the preparation of indicators. According to the indicators of mortality
and morbidity, cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the prioritized public health problem in Croatia. They are the major cause of mortality, in men with a share of 42.6% and in women
with a share of 56.4% in total mortality. In CVD hospital morbidity, they are represented in men in the first place with a
share of 14.9% and in women, they take the second place
with a share of 12.5% in total number of hospitalizations. Totally, more women die of CVD and men die of CVD more frequently at younger age, however, women are hospitalized less
frequently. |
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Bibliography: | 71486 |
ISSN: | 1848-543X 1848-5448 |