Time allocation is closely related to life quality and a potential indicator of urban space utilization sociospatial differentiation. However, existing time studies focus on how allocated various activities but pay less attention where individuals allocate their time. In the context China’s transformation, this study examines differences in different spaces between low- non-low-income groups ba...

Medication is known as the main and the most effective factor in improving public health. On the other hand, having a strong and effective pharmaceutical industry will, to a very large extent, guarantee people's health. Therefore, this study was prospected to review the different pharmaceutical industries around the world and propose a model for the context of Iran. This is a qualitative as wel...

BACKGROUND Income inequality and national wealth are strong determinants for health, but few studies have systematically investigated their influence on mortality across the early life-course, particularly outside the high-income world. METHODS We performed cross-sectional regression analyses of the relationship between income inequality (national Gini coefficient) and national wealth (Gross ...

This paper investigates the impact of family income, material deprivation, maternal socioeconomic status and child-rearing behaviour on an indicator of cognitive functioning, using data for children aged 6 to 17 years from the British National Child Development Study. There are large differences in cognitive functioning by income, before differences in other socio-economic indicators had been c...

STUDY OBJECTIVE Although it has frequently been suggested that income affects health, there is hardly any research in which this issue has been explored directly. The aim of this study was, firstly, to examine whether income is independently associated with health, secondly, to assess the extent to which this association reflects high levels of deprivation in low income groups, and thirdly, to ...

Article history: Received on: 17/01/2017 Accepted on: 14/07/2017 Available online: 30/08/2017 The study aimed to examine the effects of total family income of a household on the knowledge, attitude and practices regarding breast cancer and its screening methods amongst women of Lahore. A cross -sectional survey was conducted on 504 randomly selected women using a self-administered, structured q...

Medication is known as the main and the most effective factor in improving public health. On the other hand, having a strong and effective pharmaceutical industry will, to a very large extent, guarantee people's health. Therefore, this study was prospected to review the different pharmaceutical industries around the world and propose a model for the context of Iran. This is a qualitative as wel...

BACKGROUND Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is an important cause of pneumonia mortality in young children. However, clinical data for fatal RSV infection are scarce. We aimed to identify clinical and socioeconomic characteristics of children aged younger than 5 years with RSV-related mortality using individual patient data. METHODS In this retrospective case series, we developed a...

The health status of elderly people is an important issue in Korea due to the expansion of the elderly population. However, data on their nutritional status are limited. This review aims to give an overview of the dietary intake and anthropometry of Korean elderly people based on studies published, mainly in local journals in Korea. In total 18 studies were reviewed. Mean calcium and vitamin A ...