background: the aim of this study was to evaluate the association of socioeconomic status (ses) with anthropometric measures and bp in iranian children and adolescents. methods: this nationwide study was conducted in 2011-2012 among 14,880 students, aged 6-18 years, selected by multistage, cluster-sampling method from rural and urban areas of 30 provinces of iran. anthropometric indexes and bp ...

Major reforms were introduced into the English NHS in the early to mid 2000s, helping to reduce waiting times and length of stay for elective surgery. One concern, however, is that efficiency-oriented reforms may harm equity by giving hospitals an incentive to select against socio-economically disadvantaged patients who stay longer and cost more to treat. This paper aims to assess the likely ma...