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 inCardiologia Croatica Vol. 6; no. 1-2; p. 1
Main Authors Hrabak-Žerjavić, Vlasta, Ćorić, Tanja, Tomić, Branimir, Kralj, Verica
Format Paper
LanguageCroatian
English
Published 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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ISSN:1848-543X
1848-5448