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Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2020 Perhaps under acknowledged in the adult immunization delivery system are pharmacists. Depending on the state, pharmacists can assess and administer vaccines to patients under vaccination protocols, standing orders or with a physician’s prescription for ...
Angela K. Shen, Andrew Peterson
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The health of women in the US fire service [PDF]
BMC Women's Health, 2012 Despite statements from national fire service organizations, including the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) and the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), promoting a diverse work force related to gender within the fire service, rates of women firefighters remain very low.
Jahnke Sara A +5 more
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Segregation and Disparities in Health Services Use [PDF]
Medical Care Research and Review, 2009 We compared race disparities in health services use in a national sample of adults from the 2002 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey and data from the Exploring Health Disparities in Integrated Communities Project, a 2003 survey of adult residents from a low-income integrated urban community in Maryland.
Gaskin, D. J. +3 more
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Health Expectations, 2021 Background Studies have identified young adults as more likely to use emergency departments for ‘clinically unnecessary’ problems, with limited similar evidence for emergency ambulance use.
Jaqui Long +3 more
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BMC Psychiatry, 2023 Background Pharmacotherapy is essential for the delivery of an equivalent standard of care in prison. Prescribing can be challenging due to the complex health needs of prisoners and the risk of misuse of prescription drugs.
Louise Durand +5 more
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 IntroductionBeginning in 2016, Trinidad and Tobago experienced increasing flows of migrants and refugees from Venezuela. Through a Government Registration Exercise in 2019, followed by a Re-registration Exercise in 2020, migrants and refugees benefitted ...
Nyla Lyons, Brendon Bhagwandeen
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Ethnicity and the use of health services in Belize [PDF]
Journal of Biosocial Science, 1994 SummaryData from the 1991 Belize Family Health Survey show differentials in the use of maternal and child health services between ethnic groups (Creole, Mestizo, Maya/Ketchi and Garifuna). Multivariate analysis is used to explore whether such differentials can truly be attributed to ethnicity or to other characteristics that distinguish the ethnic ...
P W, Stupp +3 more
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BMC Psychiatry, 2022 Background Giving birth to one’s first child is a life changing event. Beyond the post-partum period, little is known about the association between becoming a mother and mental disorder among migrant women.
Melanie Straiton +4 more
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Obesity and the Use of Health Care Services [PDF]
Obesity Research, 2005 AbstractObjective: This study investigated differences in the use of health care services and associated costs between obese and nonobese patients.Research Methods and Procedures: New adult patients (N = 509) were randomly assigned to primary care physicians at a university medical center. Their use of medical services and related charges was monitored
Klea D, Bertakis, Rahman, Azari
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BMC Nephrology, 2017 Background There are limited published data on the types and appropriateness of oral and intravenous (IV) antibiotics prescribed to patients receiving haemodialysis. This information is critical to optimise antibiotic prescribing.
Katrina Hui +8 more
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