Social determinants of health—Street children at crossroads

Social Determinants Affecting Oral Health of School Children in Hamadan

Background & objectives: Dental caries is one of the most common chronic diseases and affected by many determinants identified as social inequalities. So, this study explored how social determinants of health had impacts on dental health in school children of Hamadan. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted based on data related to the examination of 14858 students in Hamadan in 2016...

Social Determinants of Delayed Gratification Among American Children

Background: A wide array of Socioeconomic Status (SES) indicators show differential effects for the members of diverse social groups. Researchers know a little about the ethnic variation and the effects of family income on delay discounting which is the predictor of risk behaviors. Objectives: This study examined the effect of family income and its differences on delayed gratification between ...

At the Crossroads of Knowledge Management and Social Software

The growing phenomenon of Social Software seems to provide an opportunity to complement the top-down approach based on central knowledge repositories with tools that are simpler, smarter and more flexible. This article includes a brief description of the main categories of Social Software – weblogs, wikis and social networking sites followed by an analysis of their utilisation in relation to th...

Editorial. At the crossroads.

Colposcopy at a crossroads.

New cervical cancer prevention strategies are arising from rapidly improving insight into human papillomavirus (HPV) natural history and cervical carcinogenesis, challenging the conventional roles of cytology and colposcopically directed biopsy as the reference standards of screening and diagnosis, respectively. HPV testing has high sensitivity but mediocre specificity and positive predictive v...