Does Perceived Physical Attractiveness in Adolescence Predict Better Socioeconomic Position in Adulthood? Evidence from 20 Years of Follow Up in a Population Cohort Study [PDF]
, 2013 There is believed to be a 'beauty premium' in key life outcomes: it is thought that people perceived to be more physically attractive have better educational outcomes, higher-status jobs, higher wages, and are more likely to marry.
Benzeval, Michaela +2 more
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Frailty and socioeconomic status: a systematic review
Journal of Public Health Research, 2021 The relationship between frailty and socioeconomic status has been widely explored in the literature. A deeper understanding toward the underlying mechanism is required to further assist policy makers in reducing the inequalities.
Jiunn Wang, Claire Hulme
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Does the use of specialist palliative care services modify the effect of socioeconomic status on place of death? A systematic review [PDF]
, 2015 © SAGE Publications. Background: Cancer patients in lower socioeconomic groups are significantly less likely to die at home and experience more barriers to access to palliative care.
Allgar, Victoria +5 more
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Socioeconomic Status and Obesity [PDF]
Epidemiologic Reviews, 2007 The objective of this review was to update Sobal and Stunkard's exhaustive review of the literature on the relation between socioeconomic status (SES) and obesity (Psychol Bull 1989;105:260-75). Diverse research databases (including CINAHL, ERIC, MEDLINE, and Social Science Abstracts) were comprehensively searched during the years 1988-2004 inclusive ...
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Acta Orthopaedica, 2022 Background and purpose: Patients receiving a total hip arthroplasty (THA) are subsequently at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Further, socioeconomic status (SES) has an effect on CVD.
Nina M Edwards +5 more
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Impact of socioeconomic deprivation on rate and cause of death in severe mental illness [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Socioeconomic status has important associations with disease-specific mortality in the general population. Although individuals with Severe Mental Illnesses (SMI) experience significant premature mortality, the relationship between ...
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Health and Socioeconomic Status: Examination of Differences in Socioeconomic Status According to Some Health Indicators [PDF]
İnsan & Toplum, 2020 Health is open to the influence of many social factors, and when the distribution of health within the social structure is examined, it appears that it differs with socioeconomic status.
İhsan Kutlu
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Association between socioeconomic status and overweight and obesity among Inuit adults: International Polar Year Inuit Health Survey, 2007–2008 [PDF]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2012 Objectives. To evaluate the socio-economic correlates of overweight and obesity among Inuit undergoing rapid cultural changes. Study design. A cross-sectional health survey of 2,592 Inuit adults from 36 communities in the Canadian Arctic. Methods.
Natalia Zienczuk, Grace M. Egeland
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Measuring and decomposing inequity in self-reported morbidity and self-assessed health in Thailand [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND In recent years, interest in the study of inequalities in health has not stopped at quantifying their magnitude; explaining the sources of inequalities has also become of great importance.
Carmichael, Gordon +4 more
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BMC Public Health, 2011 Background Although the association between smoking status and poorer mental health has been well documented, the association between quit status and psychological distress is less clear.
Wilson Nick +3 more
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