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A study of the cultural explanation of welfare: the effect of values on social policy within the welfare states [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Recent years have seen increasing attention on culture within the school of social policy and the development in theorising the relationship between culture and welfare.
Jo, Nam Kyoung
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Non-participation in mammographic screening – experiences of women from a region in Sweden

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2020
Background Understanding women’s life conditions regarding their non-participation in different health-promoting and disease-preventing activities is important as it may draw attention to potential areas for improvement in the healthcare sector ...
Maria Norfjord van Zyl   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health may be compromised by social interactions depending on culture among postpartum Arab and Jewish Israeli women

open access: yesBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020
Background Social support is generally perceived to facilitate health in postpartum women; however, previous research shows that this is not always true.
Sadie Puddister   +3 more
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The politicians’ perspectives on participation in mammographic screening: an interview-based study from a region in Sweden

open access: yesArchives of Public Health, 2021
Background Breast cancer is the most common cancer type among women globally. To facilitate early detection, all 40–74-year-old female residents of Sweden are invited to participate in a population-based mammographic screening programme. Approximately 20%
Maria Norfjord van Zyl   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence, diagnosis and treatment of ADHD in Arab and Jewish children in Israel, where are the gaps?

open access: yesBMC Psychiatry, 2023
Background Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common neurobehavioral disorder affecting children and causing significant impairment. It is not clear to what extent ADHD differs between population groups. This study aims to assess
Amal Shehadeh-Sheeny, Orna Baron-Epel
doaj   +1 more source

Economic Value of Life in Iran: The Human Capital Approach

open access: yesIranian Journal of Public Health, 2021
Background: The human life value is among the most important challenges of the health economic evaluation. This limitation has reduced the feasibility of applying the cost-benefit method in evaluations of health interventions and policies.
Mehdi BASAKHA   +3 more
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Citizenship and Social Exclusion at the Margins of the Welfare State

open access: yes, 2023
This book presents a critical account of how citizenship unfolds among socially marginalised groups in democratic welfare states. Legal, political and sociological perspectives are applied to offer an assessment of the extent and depth of citizenship for

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Rapid increase of syphilis in Tokyo: an analysis of infectious disease surveillance data from 2007 to 2016

open access: yesWestern Pacific Surveillance and Response, 2019
The objective of this study was to examine the trends of primary and secondary syphilis in Tokyo between 2007 and 2016 using national infectious disease surveillance data. We analysed all 3269 cases reported during these 10 years.
Yoshiyuki Sugishita   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Palliative care in Latvia: Availability and the role of the family doctor [PDF]

open access: yesSHS Web of Conferences, 2019
In line with rapid population aging, palliative care is becoming increasingly important. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the satisfaction with palliative care and its availability in Latvia, as well as identify factors which have a major impact ...
Strautmane Baiba   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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