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disease
Diagnose Healthy
Specific
Measurable
Appropriate
Realistic
Time bound
Indicators must be:
valid that is, measure what they are supposed
to measure
reliable the same if measurements are
repeated under identical conditions
sensitive detect true changes in the health
condition of concern
specific reflect changes only in the health
condition of concern
Indicators can be
Score (quality)
Logic (yes or no)
Percentage (130 per 100.000)
Rasio (1 physician per 7.000)
Rate
Further reading
Twaddle, AC and Hessler, RM. 1987 A Sociology of Health 2nd ed.
MacMillan Pub. Coy., New York. Ch. 3 & 4