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Age and gender variation in the impact of household structure on elderly mortality
(International Journal of Epidemiology, 1999)Relationship to head of household and the presence of spouses and sons have powerful impacts on reducing mortality for elderly men and women in rural Bangladesh with the effects varying significantly by gender and age. ... -
American families : policy issues
(Population Index, 1993)Increases in the number of children living in single-parent (usually female-headed) households and in the proportion of mother who work outside their homes have raised concern in the United States about the effects of these ... -
Gender and Life-Cycle Differentials in the Patterns and Determinants of Adult Health
(The Journal of Human Resources, 1993)This study investigates the socioeconomic determinants of adult ill health in developing countries. Use as measures of health, self reported general health plus a variety of measures of problems in physical functioning. ... -
Shared environments: a multilevel analysis of community context and child nutritional status in Bangladesh
(Public Health Nutrition, 2011-02)The goal of the study was to examine the influence of community environment on the nutritional status (weight-for-age and height-forage) of children (aged 0–59 months) in Bangladesh. In addition, we tested the association ... -
The Impact of Kin on the Mortality of the Elderly in Rural Bangladesh
(Population Studies, 1999-07)This study uses high quality longitudinal data on kin availability, proximity, and marital status from the Matlab surveillance area in rural Bangladesh to explore the impact of kin members on the survival of the elderly ... -
Use of secondary prevention drugs for cardiovascular disease in the community in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries (the PURE Study): a prospective epidemiological survey
(Lancet, 2011-08-28)The research was aimed to assess use of proven eff ective secondary preventive drugs (antiplatelet drugs, β blockers, angiotensin-converting-enzyme [ACE] inhibitors or angiotensin-receptor blockers [ARBs], and statins) in ...
