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On correcting the concentration index for binary variables

Journal of Health Economics, 2013
This article discusses measurement of socioeconomic inequalities in the prevalence of a health condition, in response to the recent exchange between Guido Erreygers and Adam Wagstaff, in which they discuss the merits of their own corrections to the frequently used concentration index.
Kjellsson, Gustav, Gerdtham, Ulf-G.
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Explaining mental health inequalities in Northern Sweden: a decomposition analysis

Global Health Action, 2017
Background: There has been a substantial increase of income inequalities in Sweden over the last 20 years, which also could be reflected in health inequalities, including mental health inequalities.
Nada Amroussia, Per E. Gustafsson, Paola A. Mosquera   +2 more
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Socioeconomic inequalities in immunisation of 12–23 months old children in Malawi: a decomposition analysis

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundGiven the benefits of the Expanded Program on Immunisation (EPI) to Malawians’ health and, consequently, Malawi’s economic development, coverage and equity in immunisation are necessary to track. In the 2019–20 Malawi Multiple Indicator Cluster
Bridget Naphiyo, Jacob Mazalale, Gowokani Chijere Chirwa, Gowokani Chijere Chirwa   +3 more
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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
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Transnational inequities in cardiovascular diseases from 1990 to 2019: exploration based on the global burden of disease study 2019

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundTo describe the burden and examine transnational inequities in overall cardiovascular disease (CVD) and ten specific CVDs across different levels of societal development.MethodsEstimates of disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for each ...
Ben Hu, Ben Hu, Jun Feng, Yuhui Wang, Linlin Hou, Linlin Hou, Yinguang Fan   +6 more
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Inequities in unmet need for contraception among married women: Evidence from the PMA2020/ Kenya survey

Cogent Medicine, 2021
Unintended pregnancy is a common global public health problem associated with significant health risks and social costs with 85 M occurring in 2012. Innumerable health surveys have shown increased contraceptive use and access, despite not meeting demand ...
Gerald Mahuro, Murungaru Kimani
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Referral Patterns and Diagnostic Timeliness in Pediatric Cancer: A Hospital‐Based Study in Indonesia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Timely diagnosis and treatment are critical for improving survival among children with cancer. In low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs), delays are common and may be influenced by fragmented referral pathways and diagnostic limitations.
Nur Melani Sari, Regina Hadi Putri, Fatimah Assyifa, Judith Spijkerman, Gertjan Johannes Kaspers, Susi Susanah   +5 more
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Equity evaluation of intensive care unit admission based on comorbidity in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: a cross-sectional analysis

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundIntensive care unit (ICU) beds played a crucial role in reducing mortality rates of patients with severe COVID-19. The surge in the number of patients led to a shortage of ICU beds, which may have exacerbated inequity of healthcare utilization.
Yang-Jie Zhu, Jia-Yue Wang, Chen-Nan Wu, Bo-Yang Yu, Bo-Yang Yu, Tong-Tong Liu, Tong-Tong Liu, Yuan Liu, Lu-Lu Zhang   +8 more
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Index-Based Inequality in Quality of Care: An Empirical Comparison of Apples and Pears

Clinical Epidemiology, 2021
Vibe Bolvig Hyldgård,1,2 Søren Paaske Johnsen,3 Rikke Søgaard1,4 1Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark; 2Health Economics, DEFACTUM, Central Region Denmark, Aarhus, Denmark; 3Danish Center for Clinical Health Services Research,
Hyldgård VB, Johnsen SP, Søgaard R
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Indexability, concentration, and VC theory

Proceedings of the Third International Conference on SImilarity Search and APplications, 2010
Degrading performance of indexing schemes for exact similarity search in high dimensions has long since been linked to histograms of distributions of distances and other 1-Lipschitz functions getting concentrated. We discuss this observation in the framework of the phenomenon of concentration of measure on the structures of high dimension and the ...
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