| | Other Issues: previous | next | latest | archiveCommentary Poverty and maternal mortality in Nigeria: towards a more viable ethics of modern medical practice Bolatito A Lanre-Abass Int J Equity Health. 2008; 7: 11. Published online 2008 April 30. doi: 10.1186/1475-9276-7-11.PMCID: PMC2390565 Research Waiting times for elective treatments according to insurance status: A randomized empirical study in Germany Markus Lungen, Bjoern Stollenwerk, Philipp Messner, Karl W Lauterbach, and Andreas Gerber Int J Equity Health. 2008; 7: 1. Published online 2008 January 9. doi: 10.1186/1475-9276-7-1.PMCID: PMC2246139 Can microcredit help improve the health of poor women? Some findings from a cross-sectional study in Kerala, India KS Mohindra, Slim Haddad, and D Narayana Int J Equity Health. 2008; 7: 2. Published online 2008 January 10. doi: 10.1186/1475-9276-7-2.PMCID: PMC2254417 Social inequalities and correlates of psychotropic drug use among young adults: a population-based questionnaire study Nearkasen Chau, Michèle Baumann, Bruno Falissard, Marie Choquet, and the Lorhandicap group Int J Equity Health. 2008; 7: 3. Published online 2008 January 19. doi: 10.1186/1475-9276-7-3.PMCID: PMC2262083 Priority setting in health care: Lessons from the experiences of eight countries Lindsay M Sabik and Reidar K Lie Int J Equity Health. 2008; 7: 4. Published online 2008 January 21. doi: 10.1186/1475-9276-7-4.PMCID: PMC2248188 A healthy mistrust: how worldview relates to attitudes about breast cancer screening in a cross-sectional survey of low-income women Ann Carroll Klassen, Katherine C Smith, Salma Shariff-Marco, and Hee-Soon Juon Int J Equity Health. 2008; 7: 5. Published online 2008 January 31. doi: 10.1186/1475-9276-7-5.PMCID: PMC2267195 Research to action to address inequities: the experience of the Cape Town Equity Gauge Vera Scott, Ruth Stern, David Sanders, Gavin Reagon, and Verona Mathews Int J Equity Health. 2008; 7: 6. Published online 2008 February 4. doi: 10.1186/1475-9276-7-6.PMCID: PMC2275279 Non-western immigrants' satisfaction with the general practitioners' services in Oslo, Norway Else Lien, Per Nafstad, and Elin O Rosvold Int J Equity Health. 2008; 7: 7. Published online 2008 February 27. doi: 10.1186/1475-9276-7-7.PMCID: PMC2292726 HIV/AIDS and home-based health care Pamella A Opiyo, Takashi Yamano, and TS Jayne Int J Equity Health. 2008; 7: 8. Published online 2008 March 18. doi: 10.1186/1475-9276-7-8.PMCID: PMC2279120 Development and validation of the Measure of Indigenous Racism Experiences (MIRE) Yin C Paradies and Joan Cunningham Int J Equity Health. 2008; 7: 9. Published online 2008 April 22. doi: 10.1186/1475-9276-7-9.PMCID: PMC2359753 Poverty, user fees and ability to pay for health care for children with suspected dengue in rural Cambodia Sokrin Khun and Lenore Manderson Int J Equity Health. 2008; 7: 10. Published online 2008 April 25. doi: 10.1186/1475-9276-7-10.PMCID: PMC2386469 What impact do prescription drug charges have on efficiency and equity? Evidence from high-income countries Marin C Gemmill, Sarah Thomson, and Elias Mossialos Int J Equity Health. 2008; 7: 12. Published online 2008 May 2. doi: 10.1186/1475-9276-7-12.PMCID: PMC2412871 Low socio-economic position is associated with poor social networks and social support: results from the Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study Simone Weyers, Nico Dragano, Susanne Möbus, Eva-Maria Beck, Andreas Stang, Stephan Möhlenkamp, Karl Heinz Jöckel, Raimund Erbel, and Johannes Siegrist Int J Equity Health. 2008; 7: 13. Published online 2008 May 5. doi: 10.1186/1475-9276-7-13.PMCID: PMC2424055 Inequalities in mortality of men by oral and pharyngeal cancer in Barcelona, Spain and São Paulo, Brazil, 1995–2003 José Leopoldo Ferreira Antunes, Carme Borrell, Glòria Pérez, Antonio Fernando Boing, and Victor Wünsch-Filho Int J Equity Health. 2008; 7: 14. Published online 2008 June 4. doi: 10.1186/1475-9276-7-14.PMCID: PMC2430700 Equity in health care financing: The case of Malaysia Chai Ping Yu, David K Whynes, and Tracey H Sach Int J Equity Health. 2008; 7: 15. Published online 2008 June 9. doi: 10.1186/1475-9276-7-15.PMCID: PMC2467419 Equity in the use of antithrombotic drugs, beta-blockers and statins among Finnish coronary patients Kristiina Manderbacka, Ilmo Keskimäki, Antti Reunanen, and Timo Klaukka Int J Equity Health. 2008; 7: 16. Published online 2008 June 30. doi: 10.1186/1475-9276-7-16.PMCID: PMC2459171 Evaluation of the new rural cooperative medical system in China: is it working or not? Hassan H Dib, Xilong Pan, and Hong Zhang Int J Equity Health. 2008; 7: 17. Published online 2008 July 1. doi: 10.1186/1475-9276-7-17.PMCID: PMC2459170 Practice characteristics and prescribing of cardiovascular drugs in areas with higher risk of CHD in Scotland: cross-sectional study Gary McLean Int J Equity Health. 2008; 7: 18. Published online 2008 July 15. doi: 10.1186/1475-9276-7-18.PMCID: PMC2483972 Determinants of self rated health and mortality in Russia – are they the same? Francesca Perlman and Martin Bobak Int J Equity Health. 2008; 7: 19. Published online 2008 July 25. doi: 10.1186/1475-9276-7-19.PMCID: PMC2527310 13,915 reasons for equity in sexual offences legislation: A national school-based survey in South Africa Neil Andersson and Ari Ho-Foster Int J Equity Health. 2008; 7: 20. Published online 2008 July 29. doi: 10.1186/1475-9276-7-20.PMCID: PMC2515838 Is it possible to identify patient's sex when reading blinded illness narratives? An experimental study about gender bias Jenny Andersson, Pär Salander, Marie Brandstetter-Hiltunen, Emma Knutsson, and Katarina Hamberg Int J Equity Health. 2008; 7: 21. Published online 2008 August 18. doi: 10.1186/1475-9276-7-21.PMCID: PMC2531179 Sexual slavery without borders: trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation in India Christine Joffres, Edward Mills, Michel Joffres, Tinku Khanna, Harleen Walia, and Darrin Grund Int J Equity Health. 2008; 7: 22. Published online 2008 September 25. doi: 10.1186/1475-9276-7-22.PMCID: PMC2569945 Health insurance of rural/township schoolchildren in Pinggu, Beijing: coverage rate, determinants, disparities, and sustainability Jane M Zhu, Yiliang Zhu, and Rui Liu Int J Equity Health. 2008; 7: 23. Published online 2008 November 3. doi: 10.1186/1475-9276-7-23.PMCID: PMC2613140 Disparities in child health in the Arab region during the 1990s Marwan Khawaja, Jesse Dawns, Sonya Meyerson-Knox, and Rouham Yamout Int J Equity Health. 2008; 7: 24. Published online 2008 November 20. doi: 10.1186/1475-9276-7-24.PMCID: PMC2603010 Determinants of self-rated health in women: a population-based study in Armavir Marz, Armenia, 2001 & 2004 Anahit Demirchyan and Michael E Thompson Int J Equity Health. 2008; 7: 25. Published online 2008 December 12. doi: 10.1186/1475-9276-7-25.PMCID: PMC2628913 Development and preliminary validation of the 'Caring for Country' questionnaire: measurement of an Indigenous Australian health determinant Christopher P Burgess, Helen L Berry, Wendy Gunthorpe, and Ross S Bailie Int J Equity Health. 2008; 7: 26. Published online 2008 December 18. doi: 10.1186/1475-9276-7-26.PMCID: PMC2628914 Social inequalities in mental health in Norway: possible explanatory factors Odd Steffen Dalgard Int J Equity Health. 2008; 7: 27. Published online 2008 December 24. doi: 10.1186/1475-9276-7-27.PMCID: PMC2630959 |