Appalachian and Non-Appalachian Pediatricians’ Encouragement of the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: Implications for Health Disparities
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Environmental and Health Disparities in Appalachian Ohio: Perceptions and Realities
Background Appalachia is a region of the United States that faces significant environmental and health disparities. Understanding these disparities and the social determinants that contribute to them are critical to reducing health inequities. The purpose of this research is two-fold. First, through secondary data analysis, we document environmental and health disparities as well as demographic...
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INTRODUCTION Diabetes is a devastating and growing problem in the USA and throughout the world. Parts of Appalachia, especially the most rural and economically 'distressed' areas of the region, have disproportionately high levels of diabetes incidence and have had long-standing problems in healthcare access. PURPOSE Little is known about the status of public health infrastructures and experti...
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عنوان ژورنال: Women's Health Issues
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1049-3867
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2011.07.005