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Early-life medical care and human capital accumulation : medical care and public health interventions in early childhood may improve human capital accumulation as well as child hea...
Daysal, N. Meltem - 2015
Ample empirical evidence links adverse conditions during early childhood (the period from conception to age five) to worse health outcomes and lower academic achievement in adulthood. Can early-life medical care and public health interventions ameliorate these effects? Recent research suggests...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011433879
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Rising geographic disparities in US mortality
Couillard, Benjamin K.; Foote, Christopher L.; Gandhi, … - 2021 - This version: September 2021
The 21st century has been a period of rising inequality in both income and health. In this study, we find that geographic inequality in mortality for midlife Americans increased by about 70 percent from 1992 to 2016. This was not simply because states such as New York or California benefited...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012661996
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Complexities of health and acceptance of electronic health records for the Austrian elderly population
Halmdienst, Nicole; Pruckner, Gerald J.; Winter-Ebmer, … - 2021
We examine the personal health situation and how the complexities thereof affect the elderly Austrians' willingness to accept electronic health records (EHR). Using data from the sixth wave of the SHARE survey in Austria, we find the complexity of individual health problems and the social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012603317
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Complexities of health and acceptance of electronic health records for the Austrian elderly population
Halmdienst, Nicole; Pruckner, Gerald J.; Winter-Ebmer, … - 2021
We examine the personal health situation and how the complexities thereof affect the elderly Austrians' willingness to accept electronic health records (EHR). Using data from the sixth wave of the SHARE survey in Austria, we find the complexity of individual health problems and the social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012507228
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Global Health Inequalities : An International Comparison
Prah Ruger, Jennifer - 2011
Objective: To study cross-national inequalities in mortality of adults and of children aged <5 years using a novel … into distinct mortality categories by cluster analysis. Conclusions: Inequalities in child and adult mortality are large …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014054217
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Ethics and Governance of Global Health Inequalities
Prah Ruger, Jennifer - 2011
Background: A world divided by health inequalities poses ethical challenges for global health. International and … institutions and actors in reducing inequalities. The problem is the lack of a moral framework for solving problems of global … health justice. Aim: To study why global health inequalities are morally troubling, why efforts to reduce them are morally …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014054218
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Trust and Health Care-Seeking Behavior
Darden, Michael; Macis, Mario - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
We present results from a nationally representative survey of American adults, guided by a simple theoretical model expressing health care-seeking behavior as a function of economic and behavioral fundamentals and highlighting the role of trust. We report several findings. First, we document a...
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Socioeconomic Inequalities in Health in 22 European Countries
Jusot, Florence; Kunst, Anton E.; Leinsalu, Mall; … - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2008
Comparisons among countries can help to identify opportunities for the reduction of inequalities in health. We compared … the magnitude of inequalities in mortality and self-assessed health among 22 countries in all parts of Europe. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010707063
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Satisfaction With Health Coverage and Care : Findings from the 2012 EBRI/MGA Consumer Engagement in Health Care Survey
Fronstin, Paul - 2013
This paper examines satisfaction with various aspects of health care by type of health plan among three groups of health-plan enrollees: those with a consumer-driven health plan (CDHP), those with a high-deductible health plan (HDHP), and those with traditional coverage. The findings presented...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013076713
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Obstetric Unit Closures and Racial/Ethnic Disparity in Health
Chatterji, Pinka; Ho, Chun-Yu; Wu, Xue - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
This paper examines whether loss of locally available hospital-based obstetric services affects racial/ethnic disparities in intrapartum care access and birth outcomes in rural areas of the US. To conduct causal inference, we combine difference-in-difference and propensity score matching methods...
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