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No previous analysis has investigated the determinants of screening uptake for breast and cervical cancer screening for … conditions (Wooldridge-type estimator) and dependent variables were the participation of breast and cervical cancer screening in … dependency for the same and the other type of cancer screening examinations even after controlling for covariates and unobserved …
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In this paper, we analyze how a nationwide population-based skin cancer screening program (SCS) implemented in Germany … indicate that Germany's nationwide SCS program contributes to an improvement in the early detection of skin cancer. They also … point to the possibility of skin cancer overdiagnosis, although the effect on the melanoma mortality rate should be …
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consequences of health shocks or the mechanisms behind the spillover effects. We analyse the short- and long-term effects of cancer … breadwinner type). We use full population register data on all cancer patients and their cohabiting partners in Finland over the … period 1995-2019. Our identification strategy is based on the quasi-random variation in the timing of the cancer diagnosis …
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This paper explores the determinants of individuals' psychological and psychosocial health using recent Health Survey for England data. We find evidence that our dependent variables, defined, respectively, from the GHQ12 and Perceived Social Support scores, are negatively related to household...
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For many years the NHS has been subject to allegations that gender and racial discrimination are a feature of the internal labour market for qualified nurses. This paper examines this issue with regard to the promotion process using 1994 survey data. We start by rejecting the assumption of...
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We compare trends in mortality, nutritional status and food supply to other living standard indicators for the early years of the Nazi period. We find that Germany experienced a substantial increase in mortality rates in most age groups in the mid-1930s, even relative to those of 1932, the worst...
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