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We use British panel data to determine the exogenous impact of income on a number of individual health outcomes …: general health status, mental health, physical health problems, and health behaviors (drinking and smoking). Lottery winnings … allow us to make causal statements regarding the effect of income on health, as the amount won by winners is largely …
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Facing unprecedented uncertainty and drastic trade-offs between public health and other forms of human well …, economics, and related fields (e.g., statistics, engineering, and health policy) to discuss approaches to modeling economy …
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trigger adverse effects on the National Health System during a pandemic. In this paper, we present data on these factors and … resource endowments. Conclusions - Evidence-based policy is crucial to mitigate the health impact of pandemics such as COVID-19 …
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communication approach. To investigate which type of ambassador - health cadres, influential individuals, and laypersons - is the …
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This paper studies how wealth and health inequalities have interacted with the Covid-19 epidemic in a way that has … papers and their theoretical and empirical results. Recovery and contamination rates are functions of an individual's health …
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Given the assigned health inequalities faced by sexual minorities, it is fitting to assess whether m-health could be … associated with better health-related outcomes for these sexual minorities. The present study examines associations between m …-physical and m-mental health apps and sexual minorities' physical and mental health status in Greece. The study utilized three …
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Given the assigned health inequalities faced by sexual minorities, it is fitting to assess whether m-health could be … associated with better health-related outcomes for these sexual minorities. The present study examines associations between m …-physical and m-mental health apps and sexual minorities' physical and mental health status in Greece. The study utilized three …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013283028
To reduce sugar intake in children, California regulates the provision of sugar-sweetened beverages and juice by child care facilities. The regulation may reduce children's consumption of sugary beverages in the short run and weaken their preferences for sugary drinks in the long run. Whether...
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Recent increases in mortality have brought life expectancy back to the forefront of the public health debate in the US … average health performance of OECD countries at their typical health expenditures. …
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Much of the literature on performance-related pay (PRP) and poor health relies on self-reported data, and the … groups of health measures using data from the UKHLS: blood pressure (n=5667), inflammation markers in blood (n=4025) and self …-reported health (n=6120). Physiological markers of health allow us to circumvent some of the issues associated with self …
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