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Insights Into Heaping From Retrospective Breastfeeding Data.
Klerman, J.A. - RAND - 1996
Recall bias is a pervasive problem in the analysis of retrospective data (Shyrock et al., 1973; Ewbank, 1981). The problem is a recurrent concernin the litterature on the determinants of breastfeeding duration, its trend over time, and the effect of breastfeeding on infant mortality.
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Structural social capital and health in Italy
Fiorillo, Damiano; Sabatini, Fabio - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
This paper presents the first empirical assessment of the causal relationship between social capital and health in … perceived good health. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009223363
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Disability-Adjusted Life Years: A Critical Review.
Anand, S.; Hanson, K. - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 1995
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The Private Demand for Information and the Effects of Public Testing Programs: The Case of HIV.
Boozer, M.; Philipson, T. - Economic Growth Center, Economics Department - 1996
This paper provides a theoretical and empirical analysis of the impact of private HIV information on sexual activity showing how the private information provided by a public testing program would change the allocation of information generated in absence o fthe program.
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Self-Assessed Health Status in Turkey by Demographic Factors, Labor Market Status and Risky Health Behaviors
tansel, aysıt; Karaoğlan, Karaoğlan, Hanife Deniz - Ekonomik Yaklasim Association - 2013
In this study, we provide both a descriptive analysis and ordered probit analysis of the self-reported health status … for adult men and women in Turkey. Self -reported health is considered to be a reliable measure of adult health status and … comparable to the clinical measures of health status. We will report on how self- reported health varies by demographic factors …
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"CUMULATIVE EFFECTS ON WEIGHT DUE TO AN INITIAL OCCUPATIONAL CHOICE AS A BLUE COLLAR WORKER"
Nedanov, Bogdan; Link, Charles R. - Department of Economics, Lerner College of Business and … - 2014
The objective is to estimate the effect on one’s weight decades later of choosing a blue collar job as his/her initial job. OLS and probit models are estimated, using dummy variables for overweight and obesity as the dependent variables. Various two stage models treat occupational choice to be...
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Los determinantes de la calidad de la atención en salud: el caso del control prenatal
García, Fabián Mauricio - In: COYUNTURA ECONÓMICA (2009)
El arti?culo estudia los determinantes de la calidad en los servicios de control prenatal en Colombia para establecer cua?les son las variables de la estructura que afectan un adecuado control prenatal, ya que la literatura especializada considera que el cuidado prenatal es una variable clave...
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INCIDENCE OFJOB-RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AILMENTS OF HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES IN TERMS OF WORKER SAFETY
BEBE, Cetin; OZTURK, Yunus Emre; KIRAC, Ramazan - International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences - 2014
-related health problems. Also in hospitals, musculoskeletal conditions make up a significant proportion of job-related ailments. The …
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Costo-efectividad de diferentes estrategias diagnósticas para detección de toxoplasmosis congénita en el recién nacido
Liliana Chicaíza Becerra [et-al] - UN - RCE - CID - 2012
ResumenObjetivoEstimar la razón de costo-efectividad de diferentes esquemas diagnósticos en recién nacidos de madres con historia clínica de infección por Toxoplasma gondii durante el embarazo, para aumentar los casos detectados de toxoplasmosis congénita.MétodosSe construyó un árbol de...
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Costo efectividad de diferentes estrategias diagnósticas para detección oportuna de infección por toxoplasma Gondii en gestantes
Liliana Chicaíza Becerra [et-al] - UN - RCE - CID - 2012
ResumenObjetivo: Estimar la razón de costo efectividad de realizar la tamización serológica para toxoplasma en el primer control prenatal y continuar o no con seguimiento mensual o trimestral, para aumentar los casos diagnosticados de gestantes con infección por Toxoplasma gondii con...
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