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Designing equity-focused sanitation policies in Sub-Saharan Africa: the critical role of subnational data. [PDF]
BMC Public HealthBackground Open defecation remains a major public health and equity challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa, where national averages often mask profound subnational disparities.
Bai-Sesay AU +3 more
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Legal determinants of external finance revisited : the inverse relationship between investor protection and societal well-being [PDF]
, 2011 This paper investigates relationships between corporate governance traditions and quality of life as measured by a number of widely reported indicators.
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Applying an Ethical Lens to the Treatment of People With Multiple Sclerosis
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The practice of neurology requires an understanding of clinical ethics for decision‐making. In multiple sclerosis (MS) care, there are a wide range of ethical considerations that may arise. These involve shared decision‐making around selection of a disease‐modifying therapy (DMT), risks and benefits of well‐studied medications in comparison to
Methma Udawatta, Farrah J. Mateen
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective This study examined the global and regional temporal changes in cross‐country inequalities of site‐specific osteoarthritis (OA) burden from 1990 to 2021. Methods Age‐standardized years lived with disability rates (ASYRs) for site‐specific OA across 204 countries and territories were obtained from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and ...
Haowei Chen +14 more
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Перераспределительные эффекты налогов и трансфертов: опыт Китая [PDF]
, 2017 Устойчивый и быстрый экономический рост Китая в течение последних десятилетий привел не только к повышению уровня доходов на душу населения, но также и к серьезному разрыву в доходах отдельных категорий граждан.
Liu Baihui, Лиу Байхиу
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Social Sciences and Humanities OpenWhile effective governance is seen as a cure for development ills, the equalizing role of gender equality in the distribution of income also needs to be emphasized.
Vaishali Singh, Promila Das
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Socioeconomic inequalities and mortality trends in BRICS, 1990?2010
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2014 Objective To explore the presence and magnitude of – and change in – socioeconomic and health inequalities between and within Brazil, the Russian Federation, India, China and South Africa – the countries known as BRICS – between 1990 and 2010.
Oscar J Mújica +5 more
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Environmental Research: Health, 2022 Health consequences of intensive livestock industry and implications for environmental justice are of great concern in Iowa, USA, which has an extensive history of animal feeding operations (AFOs).
Ji-Young Son, Michelle L Bell
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Ultrasound in Women's Health: Mechanisms, Applications, and Emerging Opportunities
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.As healthcare moves toward decentralization, ultrasound technologies are evolving from strictly imaging tools in clinical settings into versatile diagnostic and therapeutic platforms, with growing roles addressing women's health needs. This review highlights how ultrasound's underlying physical mechanisms can be harnessed to reduce disparities in women'
Sarah B. Ornellas +7 more
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Brighter Futures: Tackling the College Completion Challenge [PDF]
, 2013 The United States' single greatest collective investment in human capital -- and in its future generations -- is public education. Yet today that investment is generating very poor returns for low-income students.Members of the lowest-income U.S ...
Allan Ludgate +2 more
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