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Health practices, risk factors, and chronic disease in Tecumseh
(Elsevier, 1983-07)
Seven health practices previously found to be associated with a self-report index of good health and with lower mortality in the Alameda County studies were related to several measures of health in a cohort of 880 men and ...
SES Differentials in Health by Age and Alternative Indicators of SES
(Sage Publications, 1996)
Despite the general persistence and even increase of strong socioeconomic status (SES) differentials in health in the United States, research suggests that SES differentials in health may diminish or become nonexistent at ...
Population-based study of the relationship of treatment and sociodemographics on quality of life for early stage breast cancer
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer, 2005-08)
Objective : To examine the relationship between cancer stage, surgical treatment and chemotherapy on quality of life (QOL) after breast cancer and determine if sociodemographic characteristics modify the observed relationships. ...
Selection Bias in Prenatal Care Utilization: An Interdisciplinary Framework and Review of the Literature
(Sage Publications, 1996)
Since there are no randomized trials of standard prenatal care, it is difficult to assess its impact on birth outcomes without controlling for selection processes that can inhibit or promote its use. In this article, we ...
Surgeon perspectives about local therapy for breast carcinoma
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2005-11-01)
BACKGROUND Geographic variations in the use of mastectomy and the use of radiation therapy (RT) after breast-conserving surgery (BCS) have motivated concerns that surgeons are not uniformly adhering to treatment standards. ...
Work stress, nonwork stress, and health
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Plenum Publishing Corporation ; Springer Science+Business Media, 1990-06)
This paper examines the interface between work stress and nonwork stress and how it relates to health. Results indicate that the way people feel at work is largely a function of conditions at work. Similarly, the way people ...