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Social determinants of health inequalities [PDF]
The gross inequalities in health that we see within and between countries present a challenge to the world. That there should be a spread of life expectancy of 48 years among countries and 20 years or more within countries is not inevitable. A burgeoning volume of research identifies social factors at the root of much of these inequalities in health ...
Michael Marmot
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Worksite health promotion and social inequalities in health [PDF]
It is well-documented that higher educated employees have better health than the lower educated. The workplace has been put forward as a contributor to this inequality.
Anne C. van der Put +3 more
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Social inequalities and health inequity in Morocco [PDF]
Background According to the last census, Morocco has a population approaching 30 million people. The country has made good progress in the control of preventable childhood diseases but social inequalities and health inequities remain major problems for ...
Boutayeb Abdesslam
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Social inequalities in health in nonhuman primates [PDF]
Overall health has been linked to socioeconomic status, with the gap between social strata increasing each year. Studying the impact of social position on health and biological functioning in nonhuman primates has allowed researchers to model the human ...
Carol A. Shively, Stephen M. Day
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Health inequalities and social inequalities in health
Paula Braveman +2 more
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Social inequalities in health: main approaches to study [PDF]
Over the past four decades, researchers have used different theoretical and methodological approaches to study social inequalities in health, so the aim of this study is to analyze the main approaches to studying social and socio-economic inequalities in
Iryna Mazhak
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Objective To investigate if measured inequalities in cancer survival differ when using individual-based (‘person’) compared with area-based (‘place’) measures of deprivation for three socioeconomic dimensions: income, deprivation and occupation.Design ...
Lucy Elliss-Brookes +5 more
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The probability of having multiple chronic conditions simultaneously, or multimorbidity, tends to increase with age. Immigrants face a particularly high risk of unhealthy ageing.
Su Yeon Jang +4 more
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Health and social inequities in Belgium [PDF]
This paper presents two different yet complementary on-going studies related to the understanding of the mechanisms leading to social inequalities in health. The first part is devoted to a differential morbidity survey held in southern Belgium. It confirms that striking differences exist in the period around birth between social categories, and between
Lagasse, Raphaël +4 more
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Multidisciplinary team meetings in cancer care: is there a psychologist in the house?
Introduction: Multidisciplinary team meetings (MDTMs) are considered best practice in the management and decision-making for cancer patients. The team typically consists of surgeons, medical oncologists, organ specialists, radiologists, pathologists and ...
Melissa Horlait +3 more
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