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Focus on vulnerable populations and promoting equity in health service utilization ––an analysis of visitor characteristics and service utilization of the Chinese community health service [PDF]

, 2014
Background Community health service in China is designed to provide a convenient and affordable primary health service for the city residents, and to promote health equity.
A Mills, A Williams, AJ Scott, B Mash, C Yang, Chen Yang, E Gowin, Fujian Song, HH Dib, Huajie Yang, I Okkes, J De Maeseneer, J Macinko, J Mo, J Qin, J Villani, J Xu, JH Flaskerud, JJ Hall, Jun Xie, KD Bertakis, KW Miller, Ling Liu, M Cui, M Marmot, PR China Ministry of Health, PR China Ministry of Health, R Bernabei, R Parslow, S Dahrouge, S Dunlop, S Xu, SA Margolis, Shiyi Cao, T Shen, The Statistic Center of PR China Ministry of Health, The Statistic Center of PR China Ministry of Health, TP Nteta, X Duan, X Li, X Ren, Xiaoxin Dong, Xiaoxu Yin, Xing Xu, Y Li, Y Liu, Y Liu, Y Zhou, Yanhong Gong, Yi Sun, Yunxia Wang, Z Lu, Zuxun Lu   +52 more
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Defining Roles in Pediatric Palliative Care: Perspectives From Oncology and Palliative Care Teams

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Early integration of pediatric palliative care (PPC) is associated with improved symptom management, quality of life, and healthcare utilization for children with cancer. Despite this, variation persists in how PPC is understood, operationalized, and integrated within pediatric oncology programs. In particular, ambiguity surrounding
Leeat Granek, Lori Wiener, Stephanie Veldhuijzen van Zanten, Donna Johnston, Fyeza Hasan, Adam Rapoport, Nathasha Datoo, Kimberley Widger, Sumit Gupta, Karen Fergus, Anthony K. C. Chan, Alisha Kassam, Emily McCullogh, Dave Lysecki   +13 more
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Factors associated with the use of health services by elderly men in Brazil: a cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background Studies have shown that older men use health services less frequently than women do. However, there has been little scientific research on this subject, making it necessary to investigate the influence of various factors on the profile of ...
Alana Maiara Brito Bibiano, Vanessa de Lima Silva, Rafael da Silveira Moreira   +2 more
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Labor force participation among Indian elderly: does health matter? [PDF]

The paper analyzes the effect of health status on labour force participation for aged Indians. The potential endogeneity in health and labour force participation has been taken care of by using full information maximum likelihood (FIML) and estimation ...
Pandey, Manoj K.
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Benefits of Health Screening Among the Elderly

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 1983
This study evaluates the benefits of a health screening programme among the elderly in a rural district in Norway. The study was based on a random sample of persons aged 68 years or more. Among the 101 screened individuals 18 previously unknown health problems of importance were disclosed.
T, Thomassen, L S, Bakketeig, J F, Krohn
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Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of Integrative Neuromuscular Training for Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Pilot Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) often exhibit early deficits in muscle and movement competence, which can compromise long‐term health. Integrative neuromuscular training (INT), a multifaceted approach combining fundamental movement activities with strength exercises, may help address these deficits during ...
Anna Maria Markarian, Robert U. Newton, Dennis R. Taaffe, Nicholas G. Gottardo, Santosh Valvi, Carolyn J. Peddle‐McIntyre, Jodie Cochrane Wilkie, Daniel A. Galvão   +7 more
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Prevalence and associated factors of locomotive syndrome in young Japanese adults: a cross-sectional study

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Background The onset of locomotive syndrome (LS) precedes that of frailty. Therefore, the first step in extending healthy life expectancy is to implement measures against LS in young adults.
Yohei Sawaya, Tamaki Hirose, Sora Onuma, Rina Nakajima, Seiya Fujita, Shiori Muroi, Ryo Sato, Lu Yin, Takahiro Shiba, Kaoru Kobayashi, Tomohiko Urano   +10 more
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Researching the health needs of elderly people [PDF]

BMJ, 1994
Life expectancy is increasing dramatically throughout the world, more visibly in developed countries, where unprecedented falls in mortality have led to increasing numbers and proportions of elderly people. Although the increase in life expectancy during the first half of the 20th century has been attributed to public health measures rather than to ...
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The Role of Invasive Procedures in the Treatment of Complicated Gastrointestinal Graft‐Versus‐Host Disease in Pediatric Patients

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Gastrointestinal graft‐versus‐host disease (GI GVHD) following hematopoietic stem cell transplant is typically managed with medical therapy, but surgery and angioembolization may be warranted in selected cases with life‐threatening complications.
Gaia Brunetti, Giorgio Persano, Chiara Grimaldi, Pier Luigi Di Paolo, Carmen Malaspina, Francesco Quagliarella, Valerio Balassone, Anna Chiara Iolanda Contini, Gian Luigi Natali, Rita Alaggio, Ivan Pietro Aloi, Tamara Caldaro, Alessandro Crocoli   +12 more
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Using Statistics Canada LifePaths Microsimulation Model to Project the Disability Status of Canadian Elderly [PDF]

Complex population projections usually use microsimulation models; in Canada, Statistics Canada has developed a global dynamic microsimulation model named LifePaths in the Modgen programming language to be used in policy research.
Jacques Légaré, Yannick Décarie
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