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BMC Geriatrics, 2021 Backgrounds Health disparities represent a major public health problem that needs to be addressed, and a variety of factors, including geographical location and income, can contribute to these disparities.
Kyu-Tae Han, Dong-Woo Choi, Seungju Kim
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Time perspective and socioeconomic status: A link to socioeconomic disparities in health? [PDF]
Social Science & Medicine, 2009 Time perspective is a measure of the degree to which one's thinking is motivated by considerations of the future, present, or past. Time perspective has been proposed as a potential mediator of socioeconomic disparities in health because it has been associated with health behaviors and is presumed to vary with socioeconomic status.
Lori C, Guthrie +2 more
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Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.Breast cancer remains a major cause of cancer death in women, frequently developing endocrine therapy resistance. This study demonstrates that upregulated p21‐activated kinase 1 (PAK1) activity drives resistance to tamoxifen and long‐term estrogen deprivation in ER+ breast cancer models.
Luisa Schwarzmüller +10 more
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An overview of reviews on strategies to reduce health inequalities
International Journal for Equity in Health, 2020 Background Governments are incentivized to develop and implement health action programs focused on equity to ensure progress with effective strategies or interventions.
Nathaly Garzón-Orjuela +5 more
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Unequally distributed psychological assets: are there social disparities in optimism, life satisfaction, and positive affect? [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Socioeconomic status is associated with health disparities, but underlying psychosocial mechanisms have not been fully identified. Dispositional optimism may be a psychosocial process linking socioeconomic status with health.
Julia K Boehm +4 more
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FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.The dFoCC pipeline starts with observed DED and resting‐state coordinates, which are then used to generate a library of triggered states. Correlation analysis of the calculated DED features of each candidate vs observed DED permits quantitative evaluation of candidate structural quality.
Meng Iao Fong +3 more
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JMIR Research Protocols, 2021 BackgroundGuided by intersectionality frameworks, researchers have documented health disparities at the intersection of multiple axes of social status and position, particularly race and ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation ...
Ayden I Scheim +3 more
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The economic burden of health disparities related to socioeconomic status in Israel [PDF]
Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, 2019 Abstract Background Low socioeconomic status (SES) is often associated with excess morbidity and premature mortality. Such health disparities claim a steep economic cost: Possibly-preventable poor health outcomes harm societal welfare, impair the domestic product, and increase health care expenditures.
Eran Politzer +2 more
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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 +8 more
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BMC Oral Health, 2010 Background There is a lack of studies considering social disparity in oral health emanating from adolescents in low-income countries. This study aimed to assess socio-demographic disparities in clinical- and self reported oral health status and a number ...
Astrom Anne N +3 more
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