News tagged with socioeconomic position
Spanish study: Women live longer but in worse condition
Although women have a longer life expectancy, they experience a much greater prevalence of disability in old age than men do. This is the main conclusion of the study published in the latest issue of the Journal of ...
Jul 02, 2010 |
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Childhood hardships associated with pregnancy troubles in adulthood
Childhood hardships may be related to future pregnancy outcomes, in part through their association with smoking during pregnancy and adult socioeconomic position, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of Pe ...
Jun 07, 2010 |
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People at lower socioeconomic levels have higher death rates within 5-10 years after heart surgery
People at lower socioeconomic levels die more often within five to 10 years after heart surgery than those at higher socioeconomic levels, regardless of race and gender, according to research reported in Circulation: Cardiovascular Qu ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 06, 2010 |
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Health behaviors may account for substantial portion of social inequality in risk of death
An analysis of nearly 25 years of data for about 10,000 civil servants in London finds an association between socioeconomic position and risk of death, with much of this relation accounted for by health behaviors such as ...
Mar 23, 2010 |
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Concern over alcohol use among UK South Asians
Alcohol use in South Asians in the UK is under-recognised, and alcohol related harm is disproportionately high, warn researchers in an editorial published on BMJ.com today.
Oct 21, 2009 |
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