Income
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Accuracy of conflict-of-interest disclosures reported by physicians.

6 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: The recent public reporting of payments made to physicians by manufacturers of orthopedic devices provides an opportunity to assess the accuracy of physicians' conflict-of-interest disclosures. METHODS: We analyzed the reports of ... Read more...

[Out-of-pocket health care expenditures among population groups in Iceland]

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: Out-of-pocket health expenditures affect access to health care. The study investigated trends in these expenditures, and whether certain population groups spent more than others. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The data come from two national ... Read more...

Informed consent recall and comprehension in orthodontics: traditional vs improved readability and processability methods.

29 Sep 2009 INTRODUCTION: Low general and health literacy in the United States means informed consent documents are not well understood by most adults. Methods to improve recall and comprehension of informed consent have not been tested in orthodontics. The ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Income'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Health and wealth in the Americas. 29 Oct 2009
• ASCO Rx for high drug costs: doctors and patients need to talk. 12 Oct 2009
• Accuracy of conflict-of-interest disclosures reported by physicians. 6 Oct 2009
• [Out-of-pocket health care expenditures among population groups in Iceland] 29 Sep 2009
• Informed consent recall and comprehension in orthodontics: traditional vs improved readability and processability methods. 29 Sep 2009
• Confidence to cook vegetables and the buying habits of Australian households. 29 Sep 2009
• Examining the social context in the caregiving experience: correlates of global self-esteem among adult daughter caregivers to an older parent with cancer. 29 Sep 2009
• Revenue cycle management. 24 Sep 2009
• [Caution: business tax! A physician employing a colleague in the practice must monitor his work] 22 Sep 2009
• Doctors as the key to health care reform. 22 Sep 2009
• The impact of cancer on spouses' labor earnings: a population-based study. 13 Sep 2009
• Revenue, expenses, and returns on resources for US veterinary private practices, 2005 and 2007. 13 Sep 2009
• Adding it all up. Some caution uninsured figure could be too low. 12 Sep 2009
• Global patterns of mortality in young people: a systematic analysis of population health data. 10 Sep 2009
• Regional variation and the affluence-poverty nexus. 7 Sep 2009
• Work conditions and the food choice coping strategies of employed parents. 30 Aug 2009
• Maternal alcohol consumption may influence cord blood ascorbic acid concentration: findings from a study of Brazilian mothers and their newborns. 30 Aug 2009
• Maternity leave benefits in the United States: today's economic climate underlines deficiencies. 30 Aug 2009
• Housing. False information, not AIDS status, led to apartment denial. 30 Aug 2009
• A snapshot of U.S. physicians: key findings from the 2008 Health Tracking Physician Survey. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Income'

Definition: Revenues or receipts accruing from business enterprise, labor, or invested capital.

Descriptor UI: D007182

Alternative terms: Income; Incomes; Income Generation Programs; Income Generation Program; Program, Income Generation; Programs, Income Generation; Savings; Income Distribution; Distribution, Income; Distributions, Income; Income Distributions;

Related Mesh Headings: Salaries and Fringe Benefits;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; history; statistics & numerical data; trends;

Tree Number: N01.824.417;

History Note: 68

Technical Notes: includes income from salaries, annuities, stocks, etc.; does not include fees charged by a professional ( = FEES AND CHARGES)