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Spontaneous Abortion
"Abortion that occurs naturally. Also called miscarriage." (Olds SB et al., 2004). In Heaman et al. (2012), a spontaneous abortion was determined by the ICD-9-CM codes of 634, 637 or 656.4 or the ICD-10-CA codes of O03 or O36.4. |
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Spontaneous Vaginal Birth
A vaginal birth that is not coded as a caesarean birth (C-section) and not assisted by forceps or vacuum extraction. |
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Spouse
The term spouse refers to a marriage or common-law partner. This can include both opposit...
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Standard Cost List
A set of recommended costs for a selected group of services. See the glossary term Manitoba Cost List for more information and links to the Manitoba Cost List documents. |
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Standard Costs
An average cost (versus micro-cost or user-specific cost) per service provided. Also described as a recommended (standard) cost for any given service (Jacobs et al., 1999). Standard costs are used in economic evaluation studies to ensure that the study re... |
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Standard Error
In statistics, the standard error of a measurement, value or quantity is the standard deviation of the process by which it was generated, after adjusting for sample size. In other words the standard error is the standard deviation of the sample mean. The ... |
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Standard Geographical Classification System
Statistics Canada's official system of classifying geographical areas in Canada; it represents a variety of different levels of geographical aggregation. It is frequently used for geocoding population-level data. |
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Standardization
The process of adjusting outcomes to account for their differences in confounding characteristics. |
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Standardized Inpatient
A hypothetical inpatient with a resource intensity weight (RIW)™ of 1; this calculation allows fair cost comparisons between hospitals. |
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Standardized Mortality / Morbidity Ratio (SMR)
"The ratio of the observed to the expected number of cases." |
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Standardized Mortality / Morbidity Ratio (SMR) - Low
The SMR provides a direct comparison to the standard population, using the region with the lowest indirect adjusted rate as the comparison, instead of the provincial average. |
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Standardized Mortality / Morbidity Ratio (SMR) - Province
The SMR provides a direct comparison to the standard population, in this case, the entire province of Manitoba. |
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Standardized Mortality Ratio (0-64 Years)
The mortality rate for ages 0 - 64 years, adjusted to the provincial population and indexed to the provincial rate. |
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Standardized Mortality Ratio (0-74 Years)
The mortality rate for ages 0 - 74 years. It is commonly referred to as a measure of premature mortality. |
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Standardized Rates
see Rate Standardization. |
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Standardized Scores
Variable scores adjusted for the mean and standard deviation of the variable for which they are calculated. After the mean is subtracted from a score, it is divided by the standard deviation, resulting in a sample with a mean of zero and a standard deviat... |
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Standards Tests / Achievement Tests
Standards Tests / Achievement Tests are common provincial exams written by students in Manitoba in certain grades. Over time, this has included grade 3 and grade 12 students, but the grade 3 tests have been discontinued. For Grade 12 students, Manitoba ha... |
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Statin Use
The percentage of residents who received at least one prescription for statins (Anatomical Therapeutic Classification (ATC) code C10AA) in a fiscal year. Values are adjusted to reflect the total population of Manitoba (males and females combined). |
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Statistical Analysis System / Statistical Analysis Software (SAS®)
A statistical software package for analyzing data. Originally called Statistical Analysis System, it has also been referred to as Statistical Analysis Software and is now referred to simply as SAS®. Source for original acronym description: S... |
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Statistical Testing
Statistical testing was performed via contrasts in the model to determine whether regional rates were statistically significantly different from the Manitoba rate for a given time period, and whether rates over time were statistically significantly differ... |
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