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Una visión global a la salud de la población en Colombia: rol de los macrodeterminantes sociales

open access: yesBiomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2007
Introducción. El ambiente social es un factor determinante importante de la salud individual y de la población. Sin embargo, con frecuencia, su impacto no se considera en las políticas sanitarias de los países dado que, generalmente, son características ...
Álvaro J. Idrovo   +1 more
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The social markers of the difference: contributions to social occupational therapy

open access: yesCadernos Brasileiros de Terapia Ocupacional, 2020
This text results from an effort to reflect on the theoretical aspects that have been parameterizing social occupational therapy in Brazil, and those on which “social makers of difference” are based, aiming at formulations that enable the proposition of ...
Késia Maria Maximiano de Melo   +2 more
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Social inequalities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
W artykule podjęto problematykę zmieniającej się natury nierówności społecznych w rozwiniętych państwach kapitalistycznych. Są one bogatsze niż kiedykolwiek, jednocześnie dystrybucja owego bogactwa staje się coraz bardziej nierówna. Pomimo wielu działań przeciwdziałających ubóstwu, jego skala zdaje się rosnąć.
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Social isolation and inequality [PDF]

open access: yesThe Journal of Economic Inequality, 2004
There is an increasing interest in the concept of social exclusion and the related concept of social isolation and their potential role in understanding inequality. We examine the degree to which voluntary separation from social activities during adolescence affects adult wages. It is well-known that participation in high school athletic programs leads
Postlewaite, Andrew, Silverman, Daniel
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Collaborating with transnational families: Learning from the experiences of family caretakers, educators, psychologists, and spiritual leaders in Honduras

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This manuscript centers on the experiences of caretakers of minors in Honduran transnational families (TNFs) in which one or both parents emigrated, and of the schoolteachers, professional psychologists, and spiritual leaders working with these families.
Marco Gemignani   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inflation, Race, and Legislation—The Erosion in the Real Value of Monetary Compensation for Miners' Occupational Lung Disease in South Africa, 1973–2024

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background For much of the 20th century, the South African mining industry had a statutory compensation system for pneumoconiosis and tuberculosis characterized by gross racial inequality. This study examines the impact of inflation over the period 1973–2024 on the real value of miners' lung disease compensation, including the effect of the ...
Martin Nicol   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Challenges in geriatric mental health delivery during the COVID-19 lockdown in India: Illustration using a case report

open access: yesJournal of Geriatric Mental Health, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic and the global/local response to it have placed the mental health of older adults disproportionately at risk. We illustrate the challenges in geriatric mental health care during the COVID-19 lockdown in India using a case report. Mr.
Migita M D'cruz
doaj   +1 more source

Peer effects in pro-social behavior: social norms or social preferences? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
We compare social preference and social norm based explanations for peer effects in a threeperson gift-exchange game experiment. In the experiment a principal pays a wage to each of two agents, who then make effort choices sequentially. We find that both
Gächter, Simon   +2 more
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An Evaluation of Mortality Rates and Their Determinants in a Cohort of Former Asbestos Miners in South Africa

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background A causal association between occupational asbestos exposure and lung disease, including pneumoconiosis and mesothelioma, is well established. Elevated mortality among former asbestos miners is expected. However, large‐scale South African studies examining all‐cause mortality in this population are lacking.
Yumna Williams‐Mohamed   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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