Association between individual-level and community-level socio-economic status and blood pressure among Inuit in Greenland [PDF]
Background: Despite abundant evidence that socio-economic status (SES) is a fundamental determinant of health, there is a dearth of research examining association between SES, measured at the individual and community levels, and cardiovascular risk ...
Mylène Riva +2 more
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Objective To analyze the effect of asymptomatic carotid atherosclerosis on the progression of cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) in Shunyi cohort community population.
PAN Zi⁃ang +13 more
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Gait Characteristics in Nondisabled Community-Residing Nonagenarians [PDF]
To determine gait performance in community-residing nonagenarians.Nested case-control study.Community.Thirty-one nondisabled nonagenarians (17 women) and 170 young-old controls (age range, 70-85y) participating in a longitudinal study.Not applicable.Systematic clinical and quantitative gait assessments. We also examined the association of gait velocity
Mahesh, Krishnamurthy, Joe, Verghese
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DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SEROPREVALENCE OF HUMAN TOXOCARIASIS AMONG THE POPULATION OF NORTH-EASTERN BULGARIA [PDF]
Toxocariasis is a tissue zoonosis caused by Toxocara spp. and the exposure to these geohelminths varies in different parts of the population in a particular region.
Tatyana Cvetkova +3 more
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Characteristics of Emergency Medicine Residency Programs in Colombia [PDF]
Emergency medicine (EM) is in different stages of development around the world. Colombia has made significant strides in EM development in the last two decades and recognized it as a medical specialty in 2005. The country now has seven EM residency programs: three in the capital city of Bogotá, two in Medellin, one in Manizales, and one in Cali.
Patiño, Andres M. +17 more
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Immigrant citizenship status in Europe: the role of individual characteristics and national policies [PDF]
The acquisition of citizenship status in the new country of residence may depend on (1) the individual immigrant’s characteristics, (2) the structural characteristics of both the origin and the destination countries and (3) institutional factors in the ...
Paparusso, Angela
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Emergency Medicine Residency Applicant Characteristics Associated with Measured Adverse Outcomes During Residency [PDF]
Negative outcomes in emergency medicine (EM) programs use a disproportionate amount of educational resources to the detriment of other residents. We sought to determine if any applicant characteristics identifiable during the selection process are associated with negative outcomes during residency.Primary analysis consisted of looking at the ...
Bohrer-Clancy, Jesse +4 more
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Characteristics that Define a Successful Pharmacy Resident as Perceived by Residency Programs [PDF]
Purpose To identify the subjective and objective characteristics that pharmacy residency programs use to define a successful resident and to determine what percentage of their 2009-2010 residency class they felt were successful. Methods An electronic survey was sent via e-mail to all residency program directors (RPDs) of postgraduate year 1 (PGY1) and ...
Samantha P, Jellinek-Cohen +3 more
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Introduction: Self-rated health is strongly associated with morbidity and mortality. It is largely influenced by individual factors but also by individuals’ social surroundings and environment.
Beatriz Caicedo-Velásquez +1 more
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The individual and neighborhood factors associated with the use of emergency medical services in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction [PDF]
Objective The utilization of emergency medical services (EMS) varies widely among communities. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the relationship between the use of EMS by patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and the individual and ...
Hanzo Choi +5 more
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