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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

–74, which spans from 1995 to 2005. A series of event history analyses modeling age of first AMI investigated the direct effects …, net of several adult covariates, including family history of AMI. Smoking fully mediated the effects of both accumulated …

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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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Social disorder, APOE-E4 genotype, and change in cognitive function among older adults living in Chicago

Boardman, Jason D.; Barnes, Lisa L.; Wilson, Robert S.; … - In: Social Science & Medicine 74 (2012) 10, pp. 1584-1590

The goal of this paper is to describe the simultaneous influence of social and genetic risk factors on declines in cognitive functioning among older American adults. We use detailed information about the social characteristics of older adults' neighborhoods from the Chicago Health and Aging...

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Adolescent expectations of early death predict young adult socioeconomic status

Nguyen, Quynh C.; Hussey, Jon M.; Halpern, Carolyn T.; … - In: Social Science & Medicine 74 (2012) 9, pp. 1452-1460

Among adolescents, expectations of early death have been linked to future risk behaviors. These expectations may also reduce personal investment in education and training, thereby lowering adult socioeconomic status attainment. The importance of socioeconomic status is highlighted by pervasive...

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Lifetime income patterns and alcohol consumption: Investigating the association between long- and short-term income trajectories and drinking

Cerdá, Magdalena; Johnson-Lawrence, Vicki D.; Galea, Sandro - In: Social Science & Medicine 73 (2011) 8, pp. 1178-1185

Lifetime patterns of income may be an important driver of alcohol use. In this study, we evaluated the relationship between long-term and short-term measures of income and the relative odds of abstaining, drinking lightly-moderately and drinking heavily. We used data from the US Panel Study on...

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