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Transnational Ties and Mental Health of Caribbean Immigrants
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Springer Science+Business Media, Inc., 2004-10)
Immigration scholars have demonstrated the increasing importance of transnational activities among contemporary immigrants. While much of the previous research has emphasized social and economic outcomes, very little ...
The spread and persistence of infectious diseases in structured populations
(Elsevier, 1988)
A basic assumption of many epidemic models is that populations are composed of a homogeneous group of randomly mixing individuals. This is not a realistic assumption. Most actual populations are divided into a number of ...
The stochastic SI model with recruitment and deaths I. comparison with the closed SIS model
(Elsevier, 1993)
We compare the stochastic and deterministic version of an SI model with recuitment, background deaths, and deaths due to the disease. For the stochastic version, analysis of the mean number of susceptibles, m, and infecteds, ...
Do Market-Level Hospital and Physician Resources Affect Small Area Variation in Hospital Use?
(Sage Publications, 1999)
This study evaluates the effect of market-level physician and hospital resources on hospital use. It is anticipated that higher hospital discharges are associated with (1) greater hospital and physician resources, (2) more ...
Predictors of Chain Acquisition among Independent Dialysis Facilities
(Blackwell Publishing Inc, 2010-04)
To determine the predictors of chain acquisition among independent dialysis providers.Retrospective facility-level data combined from CMS Cost Reports, Medical Evidence Forms, Annual Facility Surveys, and claims for ...