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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"long-term illness"”.
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Mortality and morbidity patterns in ethnic minorities in England and Wales: evidence from the Office for National Statistics Longitudinal Study
… is, nevertheless, curious that while the UK has long provided some of the best empirical evidence and theoretical understanding of social inequalities in health, the exploration of ethnicity as an alternative dimension of social inequality is relatively recent. It was not until 1984 that first …
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Sjukskrivningssystemet : Sjuka som blir arbetslösa och arbetslösa som blir sjukskrivna
In 1997 the number of long-term absences due to illness began and continued to rise in Sweden. Traditional explanations of why this is so have been centered on either blaming the individual or blaming the work environment. By focusing on long-term illness of the unemployed, this dissertation …
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Planning behavior, life satisfaction, and locus of control among elderly Iowans
… or when the individual needed care in case of a long-term illness. Three models are developed. They differ in one of the independent variables. Current control over life is used in one, present control deficit, and future control deficit in the other two. The other independent variables are life …
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Defying the odds? Identifying and understanding the relationship between health and resilience
… in health outcomes despite significant long-term economic deprivation (otherwise known as ‘defying the odds’). Such findings have previously been conceptualised in terms of ‘health resilience’. This research is the first to explore area-level ‘health resilience’ (captured by morbidity …
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Anti-social behaviour: local perception and reporting behaviour in a small urban location
… ward goes unreported. Those with a disability or long term illness were significantly more likely to report anti-social behaviour. Participants with negative views of neighbours and local services were also more likely to report. Those who report a symbolically important behaviour referred to …
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Assessment of health related quality of life in HIV positive children
… health services will be required to minimize long-term illness and disability and to maximize children's potential as they move into adolescence and adulthood. The small study number leant itself to a descriptive study of exploratory nature. A follow up study which includes children's self …
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Strategies to Target the Bone Morphogenetic Protein Signalling Pathway in Lung Disease
… to the respiratory system are the second largest long term illness by young adults. Lung cancer is the largest cause of cancer related death in Europe as a whole. New and refined mechanisms of drug delivery for the prevention, cure or delayed progression of disease, represents a pathway for the …