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Headache, migraine, and structural brain lesions and function: population based Epidemiology of Vascular Ageing-MRI study
(BMJ Publishing Group Ltd., 2011)Objective: To evaluate the association of overall and specific headaches with volume of white matter hyperintensities, brain infarcts, and cognition. Design: Population based, cross sectional study. Setting: Epidemiology ... -
Health and Economic Burden of Post-Partum Staphylococcus aureus Breast Abscess
(Public Library of Science, 2013)Objectives: To determine the health and economic burdens of post-partum Staphylococcus aureus breast abscess. Study design We conducted a matched cohort study (N = 216) in a population of pregnant women (N = 32,770) who ... -
Health and Economic Impact of Rotavirus Vaccination in GAVI-Eligible Countries
(BioMed Central, 2010)Background: Rotavirus infection is responsible for about 500,000 deaths annually, and the disease burden is disproportionately borne by children in low-income countries. Recently the World Health Organization (WHO) has ... -
Health benefits of reduced patient cost sharing in Japan
(, 2012)Objective To assess the effect on out-of-pocket medical spending and physical and mental health of Japan's reduction in health-care cost sharing from 30% to 10% when people turn 70 years of age.Methods Study data came from ... -
Health Care for Immigrants — Implications of Obama's Executive Action
(New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM/MMS), 2015) -
Health Care In The Suburbs: An Analysis Of Suburban Poverty And Health Care Access
(Health Affairs (Project Hope), 2017)There are 16.9 million Americans living in poverty in the suburbs—more than in cities or rural communities. Despite recent increases in suburban poverty, the perception of the suburbs as areas of uniform affluence remains, ... -
Health Care Providers’ Experience with a Protocol for the Identification, Treatment, and Referral of Human-Trafficking Victims
(Informa UK Limited, 2016)Abstract The healthcare setting is thought to be one of the most promising places to identify victims of human trafficking. The present study was designed to relay the experiences of a sample of 10 healthcare providers ... -
Health Care Reform's Unfinished Work — Remaining Barriers to Coverage and Access
(New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM/MMS), 2015) -
Health Care Spending — A Giant Slain or Sleeping?
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Health conditions and lifestyle risk factors of adults living in Puerto Rico: a cross-sectional study
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The Health Effects of US Unemployment Insurance Policy: Does Income from Unemployment Benefits Prevent Cardiovascular Disease?
(Public Library of Science, 2014)Objective: Previous studies suggest that unemployment predicts increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, but whether unemployment insurance programs mitigate this risk has not been assessed. Exploiting US state variations ... -
Health Gains and Financial Protection from Pneumococcal Vaccination and Pneumonia Treatment in Ethiopia: Results from an Extended Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
(Public Library of Science, 2015)Background: Pneumonia and pneumococcal disease cause a large disease burden in resource-constrained settings. We pursue an extended cost-effectiveness analysis (ECEA) of two fully publicly financed interventions in Ethiopia: ... -
Health gains and financial risk protection: an extended cost-effectiveness analysis of treatment and prevention of diarrhoea in Ethiopia
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2015)Objectives: Policymakers face many decisions when considering public financing for health, including the kind of health interventions to include in a publically financed package. The consequences of these choices will ... -
A Health Impact Assessment of a Proposed Bill to Decrease Speed Limits on Local Roads in Massachusetts (U.S.A.)
(MDPI AG, 2014)Decreasing traffic speeds increases the amount of time drivers have to react to road hazards, potentially averting collisions, and makes crashes that do happen less severe. Boston’s regional planning agency, the Metropolitan ... -
A Health Impact Assessment of Proposed Public Transit Service Cuts and Fare Increases in Boston, Massachusetts
(MDPI, 2014-06-13)Transportation decisions have health consequences that are often not incorporated into policy-making processes. Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is a process that can be used to evaluate health effects of transportation ... -
A Health Impact Assessment of Proposed Public Transportation Service Cuts and Fare Increases in Boston, Massachusetts (U.S.A.)
(MDPI, 2014)Transportation decisions have health consequences that are often not incorporated into policy-making processes. Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is a process that can be used to evaluate health effects of transportation ... -
Health Information Seeking Partially Mediated the Association between Socioeconomic Status and Self-Rated Health among Hong Kong Chinese
(Public Library of Science, 2013)Background: Poor self-rated health (SRH) is socially patterned with health communication inequalities, arguably, serving as one mechanisms. This study investigated the effects of health information seeking on SRH, and its ... -
Health Promotion Programs Related to the Athens 2004 Olympic and Para Olympic Games
(BioMed Central, 2006)Background: The Olympic Games constitute a first-class opportunity to promote athleticism and health messages. Little is known, however on the impact of Olympic Games on the development of health-promotion programs for the ... -
Health Reform and Changes in Health Insurance Coverage in 2014
(New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM/MMS), 2014)