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‘Relax and take a deep breath’: Print media coverage of asthma and air pollution in the United States

Mayer, Brian - In: Social Science & Medicine 75 (2012) 5, pp. 892-900

The media are an important social actor in the construction of the public's understanding of the complex relationships between the environment and their health. This paper explores the print media's coverage of the relationship between asthma and air pollution, focusing on the portrayal of...

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Bigger bodies: Long-term trends and disparities in obesity and body-mass index among U.S. adults, 1960–2008

Ljungvall, Åsa; Zimmerman, Frederick J. - In: Social Science & Medicine 75 (2012) 1, pp. 109-119

Increasing obesity rates and corresponding public health problems are well-known, and disparities across socioeconomic groups are frequently reported. However, the literature is less clear on whether the increasing trends are specific to certain socioeconomic groups and whether disparities in...

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Residents' perceptions of effective community representation in local health decision-making

Chung, Phillip; Grogan, Colleen M.; Mosley, Jennifer E. - In: Social Science & Medicine 74 (2012) 10, pp. 1652-1659

delivery of health services in the USA. While much literature has sought to understand this participatory approach … Chicago, USA. A theoretical sampling strategy was used with residents varying by age, education, employment, and years of …

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“I'm too used to it”: A longitudinal qualitative study of third year female medical students' experiences of gendered encounters in medical education

Babaria, Palav; Abedin, Sakena; Berg, David; … - In: Social Science & Medicine 74 (2012) 7, pp. 1013-1020

Although the number of women entering medical school has been steadily rising in the USA, female medical students …

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From cottage industry to a dominant mode of primary care: Stages in the diffusion of a health care innovation (retail clinics)

McKinlay, John B.; Marceau, Lisa D. - In: Social Science & Medicine 75 (2012) 6, pp. 1134-1141

Primary health care is essential to population health and there is increasing need for it, especially with an aging population with multiple comorbidities. Primary health care in the U.S. is widely considered in an ever-deepening crisis. This paper presents a detailed case study of the recent...

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The influence of cognitive-perceptual variables on patterns of change over time in rural midlife and older women’s healthy eating

Yates, Bernice C.; Pullen, Carol H.; Santo, Jonathan Bruce - In: Social Science & Medicine 75 (2012) 4, pp. 659-667

Nebraska, U.S.A., were recruited. A repeated-measures experimental design was used with randomization of two rural counties to …

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Subjective social status and psychosocial and metabolic risk factors for cardiovascular disease among African Americans in the Jackson Heart Study

Subramanyam, Malavika A.; Diez-Roux, Ana V.; Hickson, … - In: Social Science & Medicine 74 (2012) 8, pp. 1146-1154

Subjective social status has been shown to be inversely associated with multiple cardiovascular risk factors, independent of objective social status. However, few studies have examined this association among African Americans and the results have been mixed. Additionally, the influence of...

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Sociocultural influences on mental health service use by Latino older adults for emotional distress: Exploring the mediating and moderating role of informal social support

Hansen, Marissa C.; Aranda, María P. - In: Social Science & Medicine 75 (2012) 12, pp. 2134-2142

This study investigated the determinants of mental health services for emotional distress by low-income older Latinos living in Los Angeles County (United States). The functional effects of informal support on service use were tested while accounting for dimensions of support and sociocultural...

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Does childhood misfortune raise the risk of acute myocardial infarction in adulthood?

Morton, Patricia M.; Mustillo, Sarah A.; Ferraro, Kenneth F. - In: Social Science & Medicine 104 (2014) C, pp. 133-141

Whereas most research on acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has focused on more proximal influences, such as adult health behaviors, the present study examines the early origins of AMI. Longitudinal data were drawn from the National Survey of Midlife Development in the United States (N = 3032),...

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The effect of in-office waiting time on physician visit frequency among working-age adults

Tak, Hyo Jung; Hougham, Gavin W.; Ruhnke, Atsuko; … - In: Social Science & Medicine 118 (2014) C, pp. 43-51

Disparities in unmet health care demand resulting from socioeconomic, racial, and financial factors have received a great deal of attention in the United States. However, out-of-pocket costs alone do not fully reflect the total opportunity cost that patients must consider as they seek medical...

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