Unwarranted variation in health care for children and young people.
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چکیده
The study of geographical variation in healthcare has moved on since J Allison Glover's seminal study in 1938, and its value in highlighting inequity in access, quality and outcomes is well-established. Study of variation in healthcare for children, however, has proven more difficult due to barriers with data and idiosyncrasies in how we measure outcomes for children and families. This paper is a narrative review of unwarranted variations in healthcare for children, and discusses the potential of variation analysis to help researchers and policy makers improve child health services.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of disease in childhood
دوره 98 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013