Socioeconomic Factors
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Friday, November 20, 2009

Behavioral and emotional problems in children with sickle cell disease and healthy siblings: Multiple informants, multiple measures.

13 Dec 2009 BACKGROUND: Behavioral and emotional problems in children with sickle cell disease (SCD) may be related to disease factors, or to socio-demographic factors. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of behavioral and emotional problems ... Read more...

Household characteristics associated with handwashing with soap in rural Bangladesh.

30 Oct 2009 Handwashing with soap prevents diarrhea and respiratory disease, but it is rarely practiced in high-need settings. Among 100 randomly selected villages in rural Bangladesh, field workers enrolled 10 households per village and observed and recorded ... Read more...

Spatial distribution of female genital mutilation in Nigeria.

30 Oct 2009 The harmful effects of female genital mutilation (FGM) on women are recognized worldwide. Although it is practiced by persons of all socioeconomic backgrounds, there are differences within countries and between communities. The aim of this study was ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Socioeconomic Factors'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Behavioral and emotional problems in children with sickle cell disease and healthy siblings: Multiple informants, multiple measures. 13 Dec 2009
• Household characteristics associated with handwashing with soap in rural Bangladesh. 30 Oct 2009
• Spatial distribution of female genital mutilation in Nigeria. 30 Oct 2009
• Socioeconomic status and utilization of health care services in Canada and the United States: findings from a binational health survey. 30 Oct 2009
• Pediatric clinicians can help reduce rates of early childhood caries: effects of a practice based intervention. 30 Oct 2009
• Medicare managed care enrollment by disability-eligible and age-eligible veterans. 30 Oct 2009
• Physician evaluation and management of Medicare home health patients. 30 Oct 2009
• Trends in prenatal ultrasound use in the United States: 1995 to 2006. 30 Oct 2009
• International medical graduate-patient communication: a qualitative analysis of perceived barriers. 30 Oct 2009
• Despair on disparities. 30 Oct 2009
• Prediction of employment status one year post-discharge from rehabilitation following traumatic spinal cord injury: an exploratory analysis of participation and environmental variables. 30 Oct 2009
• Gastrointestinal malignancies: when does race matter? 30 Oct 2009
• Prediction of depressive symptoms up to three years post-stroke. 30 Oct 2009
• Frailty and incidence of activities of daily living disability among older Mexican Americans. 30 Oct 2009
• Prevalence and predictors of abandonment of therapy among children with cancer in El Salvador. 30 Oct 2009
• The undernutrition epidemic: an urgent health priority. 29 Oct 2009
• Mortality among residents of shelters, rooming houses, and hotels in Canada: 11 year follow-up study. 24 Oct 2009
• [Climate- and vector-borne diseases] 24 Oct 2009
• Equity and NHS reforms. What about independent sector treatment centres? 19 Oct 2009
• Using patient experience within pay for performance programmes. 18 Oct 2009

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Technical information about 'Socioeconomic Factors'

Definition: Social and economic factors that characterize the individual or group within the social structure.

Descriptor UI: D012959

Alternative terms: Socioeconomic Factors; Factors, Socioeconomic; Factor, Socioeconomic; Socioeconomic Factor; Standard of Living; Living Standard; Living Standards; Land Tenure; Tenure, Land; High-Income Population; High Income Population; High-Income Populations; Population, High-Income; Populations, High-Income; Inequalities; Inequality;

Tree Number: I01.880.840; N01.824;

History Note: 68

Technical Notes: NIM; no qualif; Manual 35.7; includes both social & economic aspects: purely economic aspect = ECONOMICS