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The Right to Health and the Health Effects of Denials [PDF]
We estimate the health costs of supply-side barriers to accessing medical care. The setting is Colombia, where citizens have a constitutional right to health care, but insurance companies that manage delivery impose restrictions on access. We use administrative data on judicial claims for health as a proxy for unmet demand.
Bhalotra, Sonia +1 more
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The Effectiveness of Health Screening [PDF]
SummaryUsing a matched insurant–general practitioner panel data set, we estimate the effect of a general health‐screening program on individuals' health status and health‐care cost. To account for selection into treatment, we use regional variation in the intensity of exposure to supply‐determined screening recommendations as an instrumental variable ...
Franz Hackl +3 more
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The Effects of Education on Health [PDF]
In the United States, wide disparity exists in the health of individuals with different levels of ...
Rubén Hernández-Murillo +1 more
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Effects of Anthocyanins on Vascular Health [PDF]
Cardiovascular disorders are leading mortality causes worldwide, often with a latent evolution. Vascular health depends on endothelial function, arterial stiffness, and the presence of atherosclerotic plaques. Preventive medicine deserves special attention, focusing on modifiable cardiovascular risk factors, including diet.
Mozos, Ioana +9 more
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Phytoestrogens and Health Effects
Phytoestrogens are literally estrogenic substances of plant origin. Although these substances are useful for plants in many aspects, their estrogenic properties are essentially relevant to their predators. As such, phytoestrogens can be considered to be substances potentially dedicated to plant–predator interaction.
Canivenc-Lavier, Marie-Chantal +1 more
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Phytoestrogens and Their Health Effect
Phytoestrogens have structures that are very similar to endogen estradiol derived from plants. Phytoestrogens sources are widespread in Asian regions including in Indonesia. Its have health benefits including reproductive health, heart health, a role in weight loss, hormone-dependent tumours, bone and skin health, and the immune system.
Desmawati, Desmawati, Sulastri, Delmi
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Effect of Forced Displacement on Health [PDF]
SummaryThe paper analyses health consequences of forced civilian displacement that occurred during the war in Croatia 1991–1995 which accompanied the demise of Yugoslavia. During the Serbo-Croatian conflict a quarter of Croatian territory was ceded, 22000 people were killed and more than 500000 individuals were displaced.
Berniell, Inés, Bietenbeck, Jan
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Incorporating external effects in economic evaluation: The case of smoking [PDF]
This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.The aim of this thesis is to explore methods to incorporate external effects on decision making of public health programmes in a UK setting, using smoking ...
Trapero-Bertran, Marta
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Introduction Oil spill cleanup workers come into contact with numerous potentially hazardous chemicals derived from the oil spills, as well as chemicals applied for mitigation of the spill, including oil dispersants.
Jenny R. Roberts +10 more
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Resistance spot welding is a common process to join metals in the automotive industry. Adhesives are often used as sealers to seams of metals that are joined.
James M. Antonini +10 more
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