Search Results - "socioeconomic determinants of health"

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Motivation for a health-literate health care system—does socioeconomic status play a substantial role? Implications for an Irish health policymaker

by Coughlan, Diarmuid Turner, Brian Trujillo, Antonio
01.10.2013

“...In this article, the authors argue that the association between socioeconomic status and motivation for a health-literate health care system has implications...”

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The Health & Economic Disparities of Congenital Musculoskeletal Disease Worldwide: An Analysis of 25 Years (1992-2017)

by Mody, Kush S Henstenburg, Jeffrey Herman, Martin J Published in Global pediatric health (2021-00-00)

“...Large disparities exist in congenital musculoskeletal disease burden worldwide. The purpose of this study is to examine and quantify the health and economic...”

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Socioeconomic determinants of health and county-level variation in cardiovascular disease mortality: An exploratory analysis of Georgia during 2014–2016

by Adepu, Sanjana Berman, Adam E Thompson, Mark A Published in Preventive medicine reports (01.09.2020)

“...Since cardiovascular disease (CVD) represents the leading cause of death in the state of Georgia, we sought to describe the relationship between socioeconomic...”

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Poverty and Child Development: A Longitudinal Study of the Impact of the Earned Income Tax Credit

by Hamad, Rita Rehkopf, David H Published in American journal of epidemiology (01.05.2016)

“...Although adverse socioeconomic conditions are correlated with worse child health and development, the effects of poverty-alleviation policies are less...”

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Economic insecurity: A socioeconomic determinant of mental health

by Kopasker, Daniel Montagna, Catia Bender, Keith A Published in SSM - population health (01.12.2018)

“...Economic insecurity is an emerging topic that is increasingly relevant to the labour markets of developed economies. This paper uses data from the British...”

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Socioeconomic status, well-being and mortality: a comprehensive life course analysis of panel data, Germany, 1984-2016

by Montano, Diego Published in Archives of public health = Archives belges de santé publique (24.03.2021)

“...This study seeks to explore potential causal mechanisms involved in the observed associations between several socioeconomic status (SES) indicators, well-being...”

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The Impact of Fiscal Policies on the Socioeconomic Determinants of Health: A Structured Review

by Mosquera, Isabel González-Rábago, Yolanda Bacigalupe, Amaia Suhrcke, Marc Published in International journal of health services (01.04.2017)

“...There has been considerable recent debate around the alleged impact of discretionary fiscal policies – especially austerity policies – on health and health...”

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Does austerity really kill?

by Toffolutti, Veronica Suhrcke, Marc Published in Economics and human biology (01.05.2019)

“...•We evaluate the association between measures of fiscal policy and mortality in the EU.•We separate the recession-related mortality effects from those...”

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Sweden: An intersectional multilevel analysis of individual heterogeneity and discriminatory accuracy

by Axelsson Fisk, Sten Mulinari, Shai Wemrell, Maria Leckie, George Perez Vicente, Raquel Merlo, Juan Published in SSM - population health (01.04.2018)

“...Socioeconomic, ethnic and gender disparities in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) risk are well established but no studies have applied multilevel...”

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Determinants of wait time for infant inguinal hernia repair in a Canadian children’s hospital

by Gawad, Nada Davies, Dafydd A Langer, Jacob C Published in Journal of pediatric surgery (2014)

“...Abstract Background Longer wait time for infant inguinal hernia (IH) repair is associated with higher complication rates. We wished to determine if...”

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Microcredit participation and women’s health: results from a cross-sectional study in Peru

by Hamad, Rita Fernald, Lia C H Published in International journal for equity in health (05.08.2015)

“...Social and economic conditions are powerful determinants of women's health status. Microcredit, which involves the provision of small loans to low-income women...”

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How do income and education affect health inequality: evidence from four developing countries

by Devkota, Satis Upadhyay, Mukti Published in Applied economics (08.11.2015)

“...Using household survey data from four countries ‒ Albania, Nepal, Tajikistan and Tanzania ‒ this article calculates income-related inequality in health care...”

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Structural Violence and Clinical Medicine

by Farmer, Paul E Nizeye, Bruce Stulac, Sara Keshavjee, Salmaan Published in PLoS medicine (01.10.2006)

“...Structural violence refers to the social structures that put people in harm's way. Farmer and colleagues describe the impact of social violence upon people...”

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Alcohol intake and blood pressure: a systematic review implementing a Mendelian randomization approach

by Chen, Lina Smith, George Davey Harbord, Roger M Lewis, Sarah J
edited by Minelli, Cosetta
Published in PLoS medicine (04.03.2008)

“...Alcohol has been reported to be a common and modifiable risk factor for hypertension. However, observational studies are subject to confounding by other...”

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Democracy, human rights and women′s health

by Safaei, Jalil Published in Mens sana monographs (2012-00-00)

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The reversal of fortunes: trends in county mortality and cross-county mortality disparities in the United States

by Ezzati, Majid Friedman, Ari B Kulkarni, Sandeep C Murray, Christopher J L
edited by Novotny, Thomas
Published in PLoS medicine (22.04.2008)

“...Counties are the smallest unit for which mortality data are routinely available, allowing consistent and comparable long-term analysis of trends in health...”

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Human Costs of Organizational Downsizing: Comparing Health Trends Between Leavers and Stayers

by Kivimäki, Mika Vahtera, Jussi Elovainio, Marko Pentti, Jaana Virtanen, Marianna Published in American journal of community psychology (01.09.2003)

“...We studied health-related selection and consequences of an organizational downsizing among 886 municipal employees. Measurements of health indicators were...”

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Characterizing the epidemiological transition in Mexico: national and subnational burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors

by Stevens, Gretchen Dias, Rodrigo H Thomas, Kevin J A Rivera, Juan A Carvalho, Natalie Barquera, Simón Hill, Kenneth Ezzati, Majid
edited by Tobias, Martin
Published in PLoS medicine (17.06.2008)

“...Rates of diseases and injuries and the effects of their risk factors can have substantial subnational heterogeneity, especially in middle-income countries like...”

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A nationwide cohort study of educational background and major causes of death among the elderly population in Japan

by Fujino, Yoshihisa Tamakoshi, Akiko Iso, Hiroyasu Inaba, Yutaka Kubo, Tatsuhiko Ide, Reiko Ikeda, Ai Yoshimura, Takesumi Published in Preventive medicine (2005)

“...This prospective cohort study examined the association between educational level and major causes of death in Japan. A baseline survey was conducted between...”

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The Geography of Diabetes in London, Canada: The Need for Local Level Policy for Prevention and Management

by Tompkins, Jordan W Luginaah, Isaac N Booth, Gillian L Harris, Stewart B Published in International journal of environmental research and public health (01.05.2010)

“...Recent reports aimed at improving diabetes care in socially disadvantaged populations suggest that interventions must be tailored to meet the unique needs of...”

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