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The purpose of this study was to assess the association between involuntary job loss and alcohol-attributable morbidity … job loss and alcohol-attributable morbidity and mortality during a follow-up period of 12 years were estimated by …. The findings support previous evidence of increased risks of alcohol-related morbidity/mortality following involuntary job …
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Background. Prior studies indicate the protective role of Ultraviolet-B (UVB) radiation in human health, mediated by vitamin D synthesis. In this observational study, we empirically outline a negative association of UVB radiation as measured by ultraviolet index (UVI) with the number of COVID-19...
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overview of the available data and indicators on health status, morbidity and disability. It presents the changes in the level …
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This paper examines the effect of temperature on emergency department (ED) visits using administrative data covering 50% of the Hungarian population and 3.52 million ED visits from 2009 to 2017. The results show that ED visit rates increase when average temperatures exceed 10°C, primarily...
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In this paper we set up an overlapping generations model of gerontological founded human aging that takes the interaction between R&D-driven medical progress and access to health care into account. We use the model to explore potential futures of human health and longevity. For the baseline...
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The purpose of this paper is to construct a relative performance index for the States in India in terms of their performance in combatting Covid-19 pandemic. The data is analyzed up to August, 2020, though the methodology used can be readily extended to update the index. The methodology can be...
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good or in poor health will drastically influence the development of health care costs as morbidity status rather than age … is associated with a compression or an extension of morbidity is still sparse and inconclusive. In this paper, we analyse …
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We identify 19 predetermined country-level factors significantly related to weekly COVID-19 morbidity and mortality …, which reduce morbidity and mortality, include temperature, the education level, religious diversity, media freedom, female … that the top five determinants, which collectively explain approximately 70% of the cross-country variation in morbidity …
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In this paper we set up an overlapping generations model of gerontological founded human aging that takes the interaction between R&D-driven medical progress and access to health care into account. We use the model to explore potential futures of human health and longevity. For the baseline...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011739423
is spent in good or in poor health will drastically influence the development of health care costs as morbidity status … prolonged lifespan is associated with a compression or an extension of morbidity is still sparse and inconclusive. In this paper …
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