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Stem Cell Matching For Patients Of Mixed Race, Ted C. Bergstrom
Stem Cell Matching For Patients Of Mixed Race, Ted C. Bergstrom
Ted C Bergstrom
Patients with leukemia and other blood diseases stand a good chance of recovery and a return to normal life if they receive a stem cell transplant from a living donor. In the absence of a transplant, their survival prospects are grim. For a transplant to be successful, the human leukocyte antigens (HLA) of the donor and recipient must be a close genetic match. To facilitate non-sibling matches, the developed nations of the world have set up national volunteer registries. The larges such registry is the NMDP (National Marrow Donor Program). We estimate the distribution of HLA types for individuals of …
Community Demographics And Access To Care Among Us Hispanics, Carole Gresenz, J. Rogowski, Jose Escarce
Community Demographics And Access To Care Among Us Hispanics, Carole Gresenz, J. Rogowski, Jose Escarce
Carole Roan Gresenz
No abstract provided.
One Chance In A Million: Altruism And The Bone Marrow Registry, Ted Bergstrom, Rod Garratt, Damien Sheehan-Connor
One Chance In A Million: Altruism And The Bone Marrow Registry, Ted Bergstrom, Rod Garratt, Damien Sheehan-Connor
Ted C Bergstrom
Transplants of donated stem cells save the lives of many patients with blood diseases. Donation is somewhat painful, butrarely has lasting adverse effects. Patients can accept transplants only from donors with compatible immune systems. Those lacking a sibling match must seek donations from the population at large. The probability that two persons of the same race are compatible is less than 1/10,000. Health authorities maintain a registry of several million genetically-tested potential donors who have agreed to donate if asked. We study the peculiar structure of voluntary public good provision represented by the registry, and compare the marginal benefits and …
Anemia In Low-Income Countries Is Unlikely To Be Addressed By Economic Development Without Additional Programs, Sebastian Linnemayr, Harold Alderman
Anemia In Low-Income Countries Is Unlikely To Be Addressed By Economic Development Without Additional Programs, Sebastian Linnemayr, Harold Alderman
Sebastian Linnemayr
Although governments may decline to invest in iron fortification or supplementation influenced by the view that income growth will address the problem, the data do not support this view. Looking at the rates of anemia among children and adult women across 40 Demographic and Health Surveys from 32 countries, this study found that although anemia rates do decrease as income increases, the decrease is modest. Indeed, overall anemia rates decline roughly a quarter as fast as income increases and at only half the speed at which rates of underweight decline.
Zoning For Health? The Year-Old Ban On New Fast-Food Restaurants In South La, Roland Sturm, Deborah Cohen
Zoning For Health? The Year-Old Ban On New Fast-Food Restaurants In South La, Roland Sturm, Deborah Cohen
Roland Sturm
No abstract provided.
Affordability And Obesity: Issues In The Multifunctionality Of Agricultural/Food Systems, Roland Sturm
Affordability And Obesity: Issues In The Multifunctionality Of Agricultural/Food Systems, Roland Sturm
Roland Sturm
No abstract provided.