Title |
Economic efficiency of primary care for CVD prevention and treatment in Eastern European countries
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Published in |
BMC Health Services Research, February 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1472-6963-13-75 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Titus Slavici, Claudiu Avram, Gabriela Victoria Mnerie, Adriana Badescu, Doina Darvasi, Florin Molnar-Matei, Mihai Aristotel Ungureanu |
Abstract |
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the main cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, but it also is highly preventable. The prevention rate mainly depends on the patients' readiness to follow recommendations and the state's capacity to support patients. Our study aims to show that proper primary care can decrease the CVD-related morbidity rate and increase the economic efficiency of the healthcare system. Since their admission to the European Union (EU), the Eastern European countries have been in a quest to achieve the Western European standards of living. As a representative Eastern European country, Romania implemented the same strategies as the rest of Eastern Europe, reflected in the health status and lifestyle of its inhabitants. Thus, a valid health policy implemented in Romania should be valid for the rest of the Eastern European countries. |
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Spain | 1 | 33% |
United States | 1 | 33% |
United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
Scientists | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Romania | 1 | 2% |
Unknown | 50 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 10 | 20% |
Researcher | 7 | 14% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 14% |
Other | 5 | 10% |
Professor > Associate Professor | 4 | 8% |
Other | 9 | 18% |
Unknown | 9 | 18% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 23 | 45% |
Social Sciences | 7 | 14% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 8% |
Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 2 | 4% |
Energy | 1 | 2% |
Other | 2 | 4% |
Unknown | 12 | 24% |