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Cultural capital and self-rated health in low income women: Evidence from the urban health study, Beirut, Lebanon

, 2006
This paper examines the association between cultural capital and self-rated psychosocial health among poor, ever-married Lebanese women living in an urban context.
Mowafi M., Khawaja M.
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Clinical peripherality: development of a peripherality index for rural health services. [PDF]

, 2008
BACKGROUND: The configuration of rural health services is influenced by geography. Rural health practitioners provide a broader range of services to smaller populations scattered over wider areas or more difficult terrain than their urban counterparts ...
Selvaraj, Sivasubramaniam, Sivasubramaniam Selvaraj, Gillian M Swan, Swan, Gillian M, Swan Gillian M, Selvaraj Sivasubramaniam, David J Godden, Godden, David J, Godden David J   +8 more
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Mycophenolate Mofetil Treatment Reduces the Risk of Treatment Escalation Due to Vascular Complications in Limited Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis: Emulation of a Target Trial From the Italian Rheumatology Society SPRING Registry

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) use in limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis (lcSSc) is relatively uncommon because of the lower fibrotic burden and the predominance of vascular complications. In vitro observations and clinical data from transplanted patients suggest a protective effect of MMF on endothelial function.
Enrico De Lorenzis, Gerlando Natalello, Rossella De Angelis, Lucrezia Verardi, Dilia Giuggioli, Gianluigi Bajocchi, Lorenzo Dagna, Silvia Bellando‐Randone, Giovanni Zanframundo, Rosario Foti, Fabio Cacciapaglia, Giovanna Cuomo, Alarico Ariani, Edoardo Rosato, Gemma Lepri, Francesco Girelli, Valeria Riccieri, Elisabetta Zanatta, Ilaria Cavazzana, Francesca Ingegnoli, Maria De Santis, Giuseppe Murdaca, Giuseppina Abignano, Giorgio Pettiti, Alessandra Della Rossa, Maurizio Caminiti, Annamaria Iuliano, Giovanni Ciano, Lorenzo Beretta, Gianluca Bagnato, Ennio Lubrano, Maria Ilenia De Andres, Alessandro Giollo, Cosimo Bruni, Martina Orlandi, Marco Fornaro, Marta Saracco, Cecilia Agnes, Pier Giacomo Cerasuolo, Gabriella Alonzi, Edoardo Cipolletta, Federica Lumetti, Amelia Spinella, Luca Magnani, Corrado Campochiaro, Giacomo De Luca, Veronica Codullo, Elisa Visalli, Carlo Iandoli, Antonietta Gigante, Greta Pellegrino, Erika Pigatto, Maria‐Grazia Lazzaroni, Franco Franceschini, Elena Generali, Gianna Mennillo, Simone Barsotti, Giuseppa Pagano Mariano, Federica Furini, Licia Vultaggio, Simone Parisi, Clara Lisa Peroni, Gerolamo Bianchi, Enrico Fusaro, Gian Domenico Sebastiani, Marcello Govoni, Salvatore D'Angelo, Franco Cozzi, Fabrizio Conti, Serena Guiducci, Andrea Doria, Carlo Salvarani, Florenzo Iannone, Maria Antonietta D'Agostino, Clodoveo Ferri, Marco Matucci Cerinic, Silvia Laura Bosello, on behalf of the SPRING Italian Registry Collaborators   +77 more
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Changes in food sufficiency among Korean adults in urban and rural areas during the COVID-19 pandemic: an analysis of the 7th and 8th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey [PDF]

Epidemiology and Health
OBJECTIVES Understanding changes in food sufficiency within various demographic groups during emergency situations, such as the global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, is crucial in formulating public health policies for future preparedness.
Sarang Jeong, Jin-Young Jeong, Sohyun Park   +2 more
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The less healthy urban population: income-related health inequality in China [PDF]

, 2012
Background Health inequality has been recognized as a problem all over the world. In China, the poor usually have less access to healthcare than the better-off, despite having higher levels of need.
Kanavos, Panos, Kanavos Panos, Yang Wei, Yang, Wei, Yang, Wei; id_orcid   +4 more
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Urban Health Challenges in Europe [PDF]

Journal of Urban Health, 2012
This article synthesizes diverse official reports, statistics, and scientific papers that present demographic, economic, environmental, and social trends impacting on the health and quality of life of citizens living in European cities. A literature review led to the identification of some key challenges including an aging society, migration flows ...
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Formal and Informal Social Care in People With Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases: A Cross‐Sectional Multicenter Survey

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) are leading causes of physical disability, necessitating support with activities of daily living. This study describes social care received by patients with RMDs in two disparate regions of England: Salford (urban) and Norfolk (rural).
Mehreen Somro, Karen Durrant, William G. Dixon, John McBeth, Alex MacGregor, Max Yates, Jenny H. Humphreys   +6 more
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The Interplay Between the Built Environment, Health, and Well-Being—A Scoping Review

Urban Science
Objective: This scoping review aims to investigate the complex interplay between the built environment, health, and well-being and to provide a comprehensive overview of the knowledge needed for crucial health and well-being enhancement in cities. Method:
Elham Andalib, Alenka Temeljotov-Salaj, Martin Steinert, Agnar Johansen, Pasi Aalto, Jardar Lohne   +5 more
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Urban-rural differences in adolescent eating behaviour : a multilevel cross-sectional study of 15-year-olds in Scotland [PDF]

, 2013
This work was supported by NHS Health Scotland and the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute. However, NHS Health Scotland and the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute had no role in the design, analysis or writing of this article.Objective: Improving the diet of the ...
Levin, Kate Ann
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Health and environment in the context of urbanization [PDF]

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, 2007
This paper introduces a series of research projects designed to fulfill the societal role of environmental health studies by investigating (1) the dynamic and complex relationships between environmental conditions and (2) health in an urban setting.
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