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Income-Related Health Inequalities in Korea [PDF]

, 2009
Data from the 2001 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and the ill health concentration index (CI) were used to examine income-related health inequalities among Koreans.
Joung, Hyojee, Byung, Chul Ahn, Engelhardt, Katrin, null Byung Chul Ahn, Katrin Engelhardt, Hyojee Joung, Ahn, Byung Chul, Engelhardt Katrin   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Certificate of need laws: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis

BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background Certificate of Need (CON) laws, currently in place in 35 US states, require certain health care providers to obtain a certification of their economic necessity from a state board before opening or undertaking a major expansion.
Christopher J. Conover, James Bailey
doaj   +1 more source

Diversity and complexity in neural organoids

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Neural organoid research aims to expand genetic diversity on one side and increase tissue complexity on the other. Chimeroids integrate multiple donor genomes within single organoids. Self‐organising multi‐identity organoids, exogenous cell seeding, or enforced assembly of region‐specific organoids contribute to tissue complexity.
Ilaria Chiaradia, Madeline A. Lancaster
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring Inequalities in the Distribution of Health Workers: The case of Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2009
The overall human resource shortages and the distributional inequalities in the health workforce in many developing countries are well acknowledged. However, little has been done to measure the degree of inequality systematically.
Maestad, Ottar, Munga, Michael Aloyce, Munga, Michael A, Ottar Mæstad, Munga Michael A, Mæstad, Ottar, Mæstad Ottar, Michael A Munga   +7 more
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Inequalities and health

, 2022
Some people are destined to have poorer health and an earlier death than others. These inequalities in health are caused by social factors and, because they are widely seen as unfair, they are often called health inequities.
Lane-Martin, A, Corvo, E., Robinson, S.
core   +1 more source

Laws governing access to sexual health services and information: contents, protections, and restrictions

Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters
Access to sexual health services and information is critical to achieving the highest attainable standard of sexual health, and enabling legal environments are key to advancing progress in this area.
Laura Ferguson, Sarah Emoto, Sofia Gruskin   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Inequalities in mental health and well-being in a time of austerity: Baseline findings from the Stockton-on-Tees cohort study

SSM: Population Health, 2016
Since 2010, the UK has pursued a policy of austerity characterised by public spending cuts and welfare changes. There has been speculation – but little actual research – about the effects of this policy on health inequalities.
K. Mattheys, C. Bambra, J. Warren, A. Kasim, N. Akhter   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A novel conceptual model and heuristic tool to strengthen understanding and capacities for health inequalities research

Health Research Policy and Systems, 2020
Background Despite increasing evidence on health inequalities over the past decades, further efforts to strengthen capacities to produce research on this topic are still urgently needed to inform effective interventions aiming to address these ...
Lucinda Cash-Gibson, Matthew Harris, Germán Guerra, Joan Benach   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Key epidemiological indicators and spatial autocorrelation patterns across five waves of COVID-19 in Catalonia

Scientific Reports, 2023
This research studies the evolution of COVID-19 crude incident rates, effective reproduction number R(t) and their relationship with incidence spatial autocorrelation patterns in the 19 months following the disease outbreak in Catalonia (Spain).
Francesc Belvis, Alberto Aleta, Álvaro Padilla-Pozo, Juan-M. Pericàs, Juan Fernández-Gracia, Jorge P. Rodríguez, Víctor M. Eguíluz, Charles Novaes De Santana, Mireia Julià, Joan Benach, the COVID-SHINE group   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pathways and pitfalls: a qualitative study of student experiences in biomedical science education

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Biomedical science students from underrepresented backgrounds face barriers including financial strain, disrupted laboratory access and cultural exclusion. Peer networks provide vital support when institutional systems are difficult to navigate. To create inclusive learning environments and achieve academic success, educators should blend active, hands‐
Olivia J. Russell, Cassy Ross, Panagiota S. Filippou, Bruno Silvester Lopes, Dominic Gilchrist, Paul Dean, Kamar Ameen‐Ali, Tora K. Smulders‐Srinivasan, Ahmad A. Khundakar   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source