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The hidden inequity in health care

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2011
Inequity is the presence of systematic and potentially remediable differences among population groups defined socially, economically, or geographically [1,2].
B. Starfield
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DELP Treatment on Vision and Retinal Microcirculation in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: Report of Five Cases and Literature Review

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The delipid extracorporeal lipoprotein filter from plasma (DELP) treatment can effectively reduce blood lipid, increase blood flow, and improve neurological deficits in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS). However, its effect on vision and retinal microcirculation in stroke patients has never been reported.
Ning Li, Ronghua Hong, Hua You, Feiping Xu, Qingjun Zhang, Yiwen Lin, Yuting Su, Danmei Lan, Lingjing Jin, Junhui She   +9 more
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Access to interpreting services in England: secondary analysis of national data [PDF]

, 2009
Background: Overcoming language barriers to health care is a global challenge. There is great linguistic diversity in the major cities in the UK with more than 300 languages, excluding dialects, spoken by children in London alone.
A Bhandari, Aparna Shankar, AR Green, B Erens, C Free, C Free, D Jones, DH Taylor, K Sproston, K Sproston, LS Karliner, M Lakhani, M Marmot, M Stewart, Nick Freemantle, P Aspinall, P Baker, Paramjit S Gill, PH Chang, PL Ritter, PS Gill, R Carr-Hill, Terry Quirke, TM Tocher, U Ozolins, Z Alexander   +25 more
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A Comparative Study of Cerebral Oxygenation During Exercise in Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Cognitive impairment and exercise intolerance are common in dialysis patients. Cerebral perfusion and oxygenation play a major role in both cognitive function and exercise execution; HD session per se aggravates cerebral ischemia in this population. This study aimed to compare cerebral oxygenation and perfusion at rest and in mild
Marieta P. Theodorakopoulou, Konstantina Dipla, Danai Faitatzidou, Fotini Iatridi, Areti Georgiou, Artemios Karagiannidis, Erasmia Sampani, Chrysostomos Dimitriadis, Aggelos Koutlas, Andreas Zafeiridis, Pantelis Sarafidis   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Disparities in Access to Dental Care in San Francisco During COVID-19 Pandemic: Analysis of RAPID-SF Survey

Journal of the California Dental Association
Background Access to dental care can be influenced by various factors, including socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, household language, education level, insurance, and emergency situations.
Jay Shah, Sepideh Banava
doaj   +1 more source

Gender differences in the evaluation of care for patients with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study (ZODIAC-52)

BMC Health Services Research, 2018
Background Little is known about the association between patient-related factors and patients’ evaluation of care. Aim was to investigate which patient-related factors are associated with patients’ evaluation of care in men and women with type 2 diabetes
Steven H. Hendriks, Marco H. Blanker, Yvonne Roelofsen, Kornelis J. J. van Hateren, Klaas H. Groenier, Henk J. G. Bilo, Nanne Kleefstra   +6 more
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Immigration and Social Benefits in a Mediterranean Welfare State: The Case of Spain [PDF]

The aim of this paper is to explore the impact of immigration on the Spanish Welfare State nowadays. Using two different household surveys, both the reception of state cash transfers and the use of public health care insurance by nationals and immigrants
Antón, José-Ignacio, Muñoz de Bustillo, Rafael   +1 more
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Predicting the Future Burden of Renal Replacement Therapy in Türkiye Using National Registry Data and Comparative Modeling Approaches

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Chronic kidney disease is a growing public health problem worldwide, and the number of patients requiring renal replacement therapy is steadily increasing. Türkiye has experienced a similar rise in both the incidence and prevalence of renal replacement therapy over the past decades; however, national‐level projections of future ...
Arzu Akgül, Neriman Sıla Koç, Berrak Itır Aylı   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Staff views of an opportunistic chlamydia testing pilot in a primary health organisation [PDF]

Journal of Primary Health Care, 2013
INTRODUCTION: The Auckland chlamydia pilot was one of three pilots funded by the Ministry of Health to trial implementation of the 2008 Chlamydia Management Guidelines prior to national roll-out.
McKernon S, Azariah S
doaj  

Exploring the effect of changes to service provision on the use of unscheduled care in England: population surveys [PDF]

, 2007
Background Unscheduled care is defined here as when someone seeks treatment or advice for a health problem without arranging to do so more than a day in advance. Recent health policy initiatives in England have focused on introducing new services such
Knowles, E., Munro, J., Nicholl, J., O'Cathain, A.   +3 more
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