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Health Status Disparities by Sex, Race/Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Status in Outpatients With Heart Failure. [PDF]
JACC Heart Fail, 2018 This study sought to describe the health status of outpatients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) by sex, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status (SES).Although a primary goal in treating patients with HFrEF is to optimize health status, whether disparities by sex, race/ethnicity, and SES exist is unknown.In the CHAMP-HF (Change ...
Khariton Y +14 more
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Gastro Hep Advances, 2023 Liver disease and liver cancer disparities in the United States are reflective of complex multiple determinants of health. This review describes the disproportionate burden of liver disease and liver cancer among racial, ethnic, sexual, and gender ...
Olga M. Herren +3 more
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Health disparities in past influenza pandemics: A scoping review of the literature
SSM: Population Health, 2023 Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing health disparities. To provide a historical perspective on health disparities for pandemic acute respiratory viruses, we conducted a scoping review of the public health literature of health ...
Angela D'Adamo +5 more
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University of Ottawa Journal of Medicine, 2021 The importance of building a therapeutic relationship between a physician and a patient is taught early on in a medical student's training, specifically through the practice of obtaining a patient history.
Emaan Chaudry
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European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology: X, 2023 Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of high SES on multiple pregnancy outcomes, while controlling for confounding factors. Methods: Using the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample (HCUP-NIS), the
Laura Nicholls-Dempsey +3 more
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Disparity in Health Screening and Health Utilization according to Economic Status [PDF]
Korean Journal of Family Medicine, 2017 Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has become the most common cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Health screening is associated with higher outpatient visits for detection and treatment of CVD-related diseases (diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and dyslipidemia).
Kim, Min Jung +6 more
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Decomposing socioeconomic inequality in health literacy in Iran: A concentration index approach
International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2019 Background: Health literacy is a major factor for health promotion and well-being. In spite of several researches on health literacy, information on the subject of the status of health literacy in Asian countries such as Iran is inadequate.
Amir Almasi-Hashiani +8 more
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Massachusetts Health Reform and Disparities in Coverage, Access and Health Status [PDF]
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2010 Massachusetts health reform has achieved near-universal insurance coverage, yet little is known about the effects of this legislation on disparities.Since racial/ethnic minorities and low-income individuals are over-represented among the uninsured, we assessed the effects of health reform on disparities.Cross-sectional survey data from the Behavioral ...
Jane, Zhu +4 more
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Elderly persons who live alone in Brazil and their lifestyle
Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia, 2018 Objective: to assess the prevalence of elderly persons living alone in Brazil, based on covariates of health status, behavior and socio-demographic characteristics. Method: data from 11,967 individuals (aged 60 or over) were obtained from the National
Etienne Larissa Duim Negrini +3 more
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The vexing relationship between socioeconomic status and health
Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, 2020 In a recent issue of this Journal, Politzer, Shmueli, and Avni estimate the economic costs of health disparities due to socioeconomic status (SES) in Israel (Politzer et al., Isr J Health Policy Res 8: 46, 2019).
J. Travis Donahoe, Thomas G. McGuire
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