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Social Capital and Health: Does Egalitarianism Matter? A Literature Review
(BioMed Central, 2006)
The aim of the paper is to critically review the notion of social capital and review empirical literature on the association between social capital and health across countries. The methodology used for the review includes ...
Phobic Anxiety is Associated with Higher Serum Concentrations of Adipokines and Cytokines in Women with Diabetes
(American Diabetes Association, 2009)
OBJECTIVE: Phobic anxiety has been associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. We aimed to determine whether associations of phobic anxiety with ...
Perceived Neighborhood Safety and Incident Mobility Disability Among Elders: The Hazards of Poverty
(BioMed Central, 2009)
Background: We investigated whether lack of perceived neighborhood safety due to crime, or living in high crime neighborhoods was associated with incident mobility disability in elderly populations. We hypothesized that ...
Demand for Emergency Health Service: Factors Associated with Inappropriate Use
(BioMed Central, 2007)
Background: The inappropriate use of emergency room (ER) service by patients with non-urgent health problems is a worldwide problem. Inappropriate ER use makes it difficult to guarantee access for real emergency cases, ...
Health, Wealth, and Air Pollution: Advancing Theory and Methods
(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2003)
The effects of both ambient air pollution and socioeconomic position (SEP) on health are well documented. A limited number of recent studies suggest that SEP may itself play a role in the epidemiology of disease and death ...
A Multilevel Analysis of Key Forms of Community- and Individual-Level Social Capital as Predictors of Self-Rated Health in the United States
(Springer Verlag, 2006)
Communities may be rich or poor in a variety of stocks of social capital. Studies that have investigated relations among these forms and their simultaneous and combined health effects are sparse. Using data on a sample of ...
Globalization and Workers' Health
(American Astronomical Society, 2008)
The global integration of economies worldwide has led to increased pressure for "labor flexibility". A notable aspect of this trend has been the rise in non-standard work arrangements, which include part-time work, temporary ...
Socioeconomic status in childhood and the lifetime risk of major depression
(, 2002)
Background Major depression occurs more frequently among people of lower socioeconomic status (SES) and among females. Although the focus of considerable investigation, the development of SES and sex differences in depression ...
Intakes of energy and macronutrients and the risk of benign prostatic hyperplasia
(Oxford University Press, 2002)