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Visual impairment and socioeconomic factors [PDF]

British Journal of Ophthalmology, 1997
Information about socioeconomic factors associated with visual impairment can assist in the design of intervention programmes. Such information was collected by the Melbourne Visual Impairment Project (Melbourne VIP).The Melbourne VIP was a population based study of non-institutionalised permanent residents in nine suburbs of the Melbourne metropolitan
P M, Livingston, C A, McCarty, H R, Taylor   +2 more
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Complications and Socioeconomic Costs Associated With Falls in the Elderly Population [PDF]

Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2018
ObjectiveTo explore the incidence, characteristics, complications and socioeconomic impacts associated with falls in community-dwelling elderly.MethodsFrom September 1, 2015 to October 12, 2015, a questionnaire-based survey was conducted involving a ...
Yeong Guk Lee, Seung Chan Kim, Misoo Chang, Eunwoo Nam, Seul Gi Kim, Sung-il Cho, Dong Hee Ryu, Sin Kam, Bo Youl Choi, Si-Bog Park, Mi Jung Kim   +10 more
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Do family characteristics contribute to a socioeconomic gradient in overweight in early childhood? – Single mediation analyses of data from German preschool children

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2023
Children’s overweight is strongly associated with family socioeconomic position (SEP) and family characteristics (FC). There is limited research on the extent to which FC account for a socioeconomic gradient in childhood overweight.
Stephanie Hoffmann, Lydia Sander, Petra Rattay, Miriam Blume, Claudia Hövener, Sven Schneider, Matthias Richter, Claudia R. Pischke, Wiebke Schüttig, Freia De Bock, Jacob Spallek   +10 more
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Effect of individual-level and socioeconomic factors on long-term survival after cataract surgery over a 30-year period [PDF]

, 2017
Purpose: To evaluate survival and the risk for mortality after cataract surgery in relation to individual-level and socioeconomic factors in Scotland over 3 decades. Setting: Linked healthcare data, United Kingdom.
Blundell, Charlson, Dickey, Fong CS-u, Mitchell, Fong CS-u, Mitchell, Greenberg, Levin, Quan, Smith, Tseng   +9 more
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Risk Factors of Cancer in Children Under 14 Years old [PDF]

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum, 2012
Background and Objectives: Recognition of the risk factors of childhood cancer has been important. However, there is little identification about these risk factors.
M Edraki, M Rambod
doaj   +1 more source

The factors influencing municipal solid waste generation in bauchi town, Nigeria [PDF]

, 2017
This study investigated the factors influencing municipal solid waste generation (MSWG) in Bauchi town, the administrative headquarters of Bauchi state, Nigeria.
Gana, Bukar Abba, Harir, Adamu Isa, Kasim, Rozilah, Salihu, B. H   +3 more
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Breastfeeding practices in Masaya, Nicaragua: a facility based cross-sectional study

International Breastfeeding Journal, 2020
Background The World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months and total breastfeeding for at least 2 years. Despite this and multiple interventions promoting breastfeeding, early breastfeeding cessation remains high with little
Aleisha M. Nabower, Elizabeth R. Lyden, Francisco J. Rodriguez, Shirley F. Delair   +3 more
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Socioeconomic factors of global food loss

Agriculture & Food Security, 2023
A considerable amount of food produced is lost globally. Food loss indicates not only the amount of edible food that humans do not consume but also the waste of resources used in production and distribution, linked with multifold problems such as climate
Daniel Chrisendo, Johannes Piipponen, Matias Heino, Matti Kummu   +3 more
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Episiotomy in Southern Brazil: prevalence, trend, and associated factors

Revista de Saúde Pública, 2022
OBJECTIVE To identify and analyze the prevalence, trend, and factors associated with episiotomy in Rio Grande, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Southern Brazil.
Juraci A. Cesar, Luana P. Marmitt, Raúl A. Mendoza-Sassi   +2 more
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Socioeconomic and demographic profile of autism spectrum disorder

Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, 2021
Background: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a multifactorial disorder resulting from genetic and nongenetic risk factors and their interaction. There is a paucity of data on the socioeconomic and demographic factors underlying ASD from India.
Shivaji Marella, Samiksha Sahu, Swaleha Mujawar, Daniel Saldanha, Suprakash Chaudhury   +4 more
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