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Using recent cross-state U.S. data, this paper estimates the demand for calls to smoking quitlines. Besides formal … insights into the determinants of quitline demand, another key contribution is to provide unique insights on the role of … related internet resources, using two novel measures. Results show that higher cigarette prices, lower income, and greater …
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responsible for many causes of premature deaths. This study seeks to find out cigarette-smoking practices among University … very important source of cigarette smoking among the youths. Previous education on dangers of smoking and the perception …Background: Tobacco smoking is one of the largest causes of preventable morbidity and mortality globally, and is …
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Smoking is among the most important risk factors for population health and premature mortality. Smoking trends for … Germany indicate that smoking has been spreading according to the assumptions of diffusion theory. This paper presents … empirical evidence for smoking diffusion in Germany. We focus on educational differences as well as on differences between East …
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Post-EMTALA, proactive communities throughout the USA have strengthened their safety net systems to meet the healthcare …
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This paper draws attention to the US clusters and frames them in the context of regionalisation. It does this in three steps. First, it highlights key moments in US history in which regionalisation emerged as a central albeit unsuccessful policy strategy. Second, it considers how the strategic...
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Firm-level fixed investment expenses are analysed using a large panel of US manufacturing firms from 1971 to 2007. Integrating the user cost of capital, q and accelerator theories of investment to one econometric specification, we estimate the impacts of sales growth, cash flow, the cost of...
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the USA and China regarding community needs, demand and supply and to identify managerial strategies that the USA and …The comparison of nursing home care between the USA and China has the capacity to facilitate both countries to envision …
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demand from the population. The review highlights areas where a more effective engagement with the private sector could …
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Universal Health Coverage is a powerful framework for a nation aiming to protect their population against health risks. However, countries face multiple challenges in implementing, achieving and sustaining UHC strategies. Sharing and learning from diverse country experiences may enable to foster...
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While universal health coverage (UHC) offers a powerful goal for a nation, all countries-irrespective of income are struggling with achieving or sustaining UHC. France is a high-income country where HC is in effect universal. Health-related costs are covered by a mix of mandatory social health...
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