Gill rakers and teeth of three pleuronectiform species (Teleostei) of the Baltic Sea: a microichthyological approach
In: Estonian journal of earth sciences, Band 66, Heft 1, S. 21
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In: Estonian journal of earth sciences, Band 66, Heft 1, S. 21
In: Journal of neurological surgery. Part A, Central European neurosurgery = Zentralblatt für Neurochirurgie, Band 73, Heft S 03
ISSN: 2193-6323
In: Journal of neurological surgery. Part A, Central European neurosurgery = Zentralblatt für Neurochirurgie, Band 73, Heft S 03
ISSN: 2193-6323
In: Adoption & fostering: quarterly journal, Band 10, Heft 1, S. 41-46
ISSN: 1740-469X
In: Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities: an official journal of the Cobb-NMA Health Institute, Band 2, Heft 4, S. 583-588
ISSN: 2196-8837
Persistent racial and ethnic health disparities exist in the USA, despite decades of research and public health initiatives. Several factors contribute to health disparities, including (but not limited to) implicit provider bias, access to health care, social determinants, and biological factors. Disparities in health by race/ethnicity are unacceptable and correctable. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is a comprehensive legislation that is focused on improving health care access, quality, and cost control. This health care reform includes specific provisions which focus on preventive care, the standardized collection of data on race, ethnicity, primary language and disability status, and health information technology. Although some provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act have not been implemented, such as funding for the U.S. Public Health Sciences track, which would have addressed the shortage of medical professionals in the USA who are trained to use patient-centered, interdisciplinary, and care coordination approaches, this legislation is still poised to make great strides toward eliminating health disparities. The purpose of this manuscript is to highlight the unprecedented opportunities that exist for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in health in the USA.
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In: Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, Band 64, Heft 4, S. 495
ISSN: 1736-7530
BACKGROUND: Recently, some authors pooled data from studies on the Dutch, Australians and Americans of European origin in an attempt to predict the prevalence of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in the United States. PURPOSE: To examine potential ethnic diversity in the prevalence of POAG among populations of the "same race." Methods: Medical literature was searched, and 11 population-based studies on populations of African origin and five on populations of European origin were identified. RESULTS: The prevalence of POAG was significantly higher in white Australians than in the Dutch (p<0.001) and was significantly lower (p<0.001) among black populations in South Africa, Nigeria, Tanzania and the United States than in Ghana, St. Lucia or Barbados. Notably, the prevalence was significantly lower in Afro Caribbeans living in London than in St. Lucia or Barbados (p<0.001). There was, however, inconsistency in the definition of POAG among the different studies. CONCLUSIONS: There is a wide range in the prevalence of POAG among populations of the same "race," which might be attributed to the different methodology and definition of POAG; potential difference in social, behavioral and environmental factors; and/or genetic predisposition. Scrutiny is warranted when pooling data from different ethnic groups of the "same race" in meta-analyses.
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In: Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, Band 30, Heft 1-3, S. 219-235
In: Teaching sociology: TS, Band 16, Heft 4, S. 468
ISSN: 1939-862X
In: Child & adolescent social work journal, Band 4, Heft 2, S. 106-122
ISSN: 1573-2797
In: Estonian journal of earth sciences, Band 59, Heft 4, S. 263
In: Estonian journal of earth sciences, Band 59, Heft 3, S. 216
In: Journal of social development in Africa, Band 15, Heft 2
ISSN: 1726-3700
In: Society in transition: journal of the South African Sociological Association, Band 30, Heft 2, S. 131-141
ISSN: 2072-1951