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The Dutch Hunger Winter (1944/45) is the most-studied famine in the literature on long-run effects of malnutrition in utero. Its temporal and spatial dermacations are clear, it was severe, it was anticipated, and nutritional conditions in society were favorable and stable before and after the...
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The Dutch Hunger Winter (1944/45) is the most-studied famine in the literature on long-run effects of malnutrition in utero. Its temporal and spatial demarcations are clear, it was severe, it was not anticipated, and nutritional conditions in society were favorable and stable before and after...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282563
differences in pro-cyclicality across subsamples that are expected to be affected differently by the business cycle. Mortality is … most pro-cyclical for young men (18-24), but there are also some indications of more pro-cyclical mortality for subgroups …-cyclicality in measures of morbidity, and we find procyclicality in disability, obesity and traffic accidents in densely populated …
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We present a proof-of-concept analysis of the measurement of the health damage of ozone (O3) produced from nitrogen oxides (NOx = NO + NO2) emitted by individual large point sources in the eastern United States. We use a regional atmospheric model of the eastern United States, the Comprehensive...
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The study reviews the very fragmented data on Covid-19 morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, and puts it into … fewer cases in 2022, unlike France and European countries. MSF/Epicentre mortality surveys are reviewed: in a refugee camp … limitations, these studies show an increase in mortality following the emergence of SARS-CoV-2. But overall, case-fatality rates …
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job loss and alcohol-attributable morbidity and mortality during a follow-up period of 12 years were estimated by …. The findings support previous evidence of increased risks of alcohol-related morbidity/mortality following involuntary job …The purpose of this study was to assess the association between involuntary job loss and alcohol-attributable morbidity …
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The purpose of this paper is to construct a relative performance index for the States in India in terms of their performance in combatting Covid-19 pandemic. The data is analyzed up to August, 2020, though the methodology used can be readily extended to update the index. The methodology can be...
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This paper examines two key aspects of unemployment-its propagation mechanism and socioeconomic costs. It identifies a key feature of this macroeconomic phenomenon: it behaves like a disease. A detailed assessment of the transmission mechanism and the existing pecuniary and nonpecuniary costs of...
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, morbidities and mortality in India. We draw upon the surveillance experience of four selected States of India namely Uttar Pradesh …
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