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The impact of therapeutic procedure innovation on hospital patient longevity: Evidence from Western Australia, 2000–2007
Lichtenberg, Frank R. - In: Social Science & Medicine 77 (2013) C, pp. 50-59
Assessing the benefits of medical innovation—its impact on health outcomes—is as important as assessing the costs … that investigates the benefits and costs of another broad category of medical innovation—inpatient therapeutic procedure … innovation—using data on over one million hospital discharges. …
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Getting doctors into the bush: General Practitioners' preferences for rural location
Scott, Anthony; Witt, Julia; Humphreys, John; Joyce, … - In: Social Science & Medicine 96 (2013) C, pp. 33-44
part of the Medicine in Australia: Balancing Employment and Life (MABEL) longitudinal survey of doctors. 3727 GPs completed …
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‘Give us the full story’: Overcoming the challenges to achieving informed choice about fetal anomaly screening in Australian Aboriginal communities
Wild, Kayli; Maypilama, Elaine Lawurrpa; Kildea, Sue; … - In: Social Science & Medicine 98 (2013) C, pp. 351-360
This cross-cultural qualitative study examined the ethical, language and cultural complexities around offering fetal anomaly screening in Australian Aboriginal communities. There were five study sites across the Northern Territory (NT), including urban and remote Aboriginal communities. In-depth...
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The effect of unpaid caregiving intensity on labour force participation: Results from a multinomial endogenous treatment model
Nguyen, Ha Trong; Connelly, Luke Brian - In: Social Science & Medicine 100 (2014) C, pp. 115-122
recipients as instruments. Data from wave 8 of the Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey which was undertaken …
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Influence of neighbourhood ethnic density, diet and physical activity on ethnic differences in weight status: A study of 214,807 adults in Australia
Astell-Burt, Thomas; Feng, Xiaoqi; Croteau, Karen; … - In: Social Science & Medicine 93 (2013) C, pp. 70-77
We investigated whether ethnic and country of birth differences in adult Body Mass Index (BMI) were associated with differences in diet, physical activity and ethnic density (the percentage of an ethnic group within the neighbourhood environment).
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National electronic health records and the digital disruption of moral orders
Garrety, Karin; McLoughlin, Ian; Wilson, Rob; Zelle, Gregor - In: Social Science & Medicine 101 (2014) C, pp. 70-77
, building these systems has proved highly problematic. Using recent developments in Australia as an example, we argue that a …
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Housing affordability and mental health: Does the relationship differ for renters and home purchasers?
Mason, Kate E.; Baker, Emma; Blakely, Tony; Bentley, … - In: Social Science & Medicine 94 (2013) C, pp. 91-97
-income households. Data from 2001 to 2010 of the longitudinal Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey were …
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Working time and cigarette smoking: Evidence from Australia and the United Kingdom
Angrave, David; Charlwood, Andy; Wooden, Mark - In: Social Science & Medicine 112 (2014) C, pp. 72-79
nationally representative panel data from Australia (from 2002 to 2011) and the United Kingdom (from 1992 to 2011). We exploit …
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The influence of urban design on neighbourhood walking following residential relocation: Longitudinal results from the RESIDE study
Giles-Corti, Billie; Bull, Fiona; Knuiman, Matthew; … - In: Social Science & Medicine 77 (2013) C, pp. 20-30
, Western Australia. Participants building homes in new housing developments were surveyed before relocation (n = 1813; 34 …
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Planning safer suburbs: Do changes in the built environment influence residents' perceptions of crime risk?
Foster, Sarah; Wood, Lisa; Christian, Hayley; Knuiman, … - In: Social Science & Medicine 97 (2013) C, pp. 87-94
Perth, Western Australia (n = 1159). They completed a questionnaire before moving to their new neighbourhood, and again 36 …
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