The CDC Health Disparities and Inequalities ReportUnited States, 2011 (CHDIR) is the first major CDC publication in which there was a systematic attempt to report key health indicators by disability status. Inclusion of disability status in the CDHIR is a major step forward in recognizing ...
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Eligibility for VA disability benefit is based on discharge from active military service (full-time service to the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, or Coast Guard, or as a commissioned officer of the Public Health Service, the Environmental Services Administration, or the National Oceanic and Atmo...
Social Indicators Research and Health-Related Quality of Life Research The aim of this essay is to build a bridge between two intersecting areas of research, social indicators research on the one hand and health-related quality of life research on the other. The first substantive section of the...
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Our analysis of the underlying causes of anaemia provides insights for the design of effective, contextualised disease surveillance programmes and public health interventions. Although iron deficiency is often the most frequent cause of anaemia, much of the iron-related anaemia burden could be ...
This study assessed the factor structure, internal consistency, and discriminatory validity of the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS) version used in the European Study of the Epidemiology of Mental Disorders (ESEMeD). In total 8796 adults were assessed using the ESEMeD...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a group of disorders that affect a person’s ability to move and maintain balance and posture. It is the most common motor disability in childhood. It is estimated that an average of 1 in 345 ...
Over 1 million people in the U.S. are living with cerebral palsy, and approximately 10,000 babies are diagnosed every year. The goal of National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month is to push for positive change in education programs, the health care system, and the job market to provide more ...
We aimed to estimate the burden of infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria of public health concern in countries of the EU and European Economic Area (EEA) in 2015, measured in number of cases, attributable deaths, and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs). Methods We estimated the ...