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Inequalities In Neighbourhood Socioeconomic Characteristics: Potential Evidence-Base For Neighbourhood Health Planning., Agricola Odoi, R Wray, M Emo, S Birch, B Hutchison, J Eyles, T Abernathy Aug 2005

Inequalities In Neighbourhood Socioeconomic Characteristics: Potential Evidence-Base For Neighbourhood Health Planning., Agricola Odoi, R Wray, M Emo, S Birch, B Hutchison, J Eyles, T Abernathy

Faculty Publications and Other Works -- Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences

BACKGROUND: Population health planning aims to improve the health of the entire population and to reduce health inequities among population groups. Socioeconomic factors are increasingly being recognized as major determinants of many aspects of health and causes of health inequities. Knowledge of socioeconomic characteristics of neighbourhoods is necessary to identify their unique health needs and enhance identification of socioeconomically disadvantaged populations. Careful integration of this knowledge into health planning activities is necessary to ensure that health planning and service provision are tailored to unique neighbourhood population health needs. In this study, we identify unique neighbourhood socioeconomic characteristics and classify the …


Inequalities In Neighbourhood Socioeconomic Characteristics: Potential Evidence-Base For Neighbourhood Health Planning., Agricola Odoi, R Wray, M Emo, S Birch, B Hutchison, J Eyles, T Abernathy Aug 2005

Inequalities In Neighbourhood Socioeconomic Characteristics: Potential Evidence-Base For Neighbourhood Health Planning., Agricola Odoi, R Wray, M Emo, S Birch, B Hutchison, J Eyles, T Abernathy

Agricola Odoi

BACKGROUND: Population health planning aims to improve the health of the entire population and to reduce health inequities among population groups. Socioeconomic factors are increasingly being recognized as major determinants of many aspects of health and causes of health inequities. Knowledge of socioeconomic characteristics of neighbourhoods is necessary to identify their unique health needs and enhance identification of socioeconomically disadvantaged populations. Careful integration of this knowledge into health planning activities is necessary to ensure that health planning and service provision are tailored to unique neighbourhood population health needs. In this study, we identify unique neighbourhood socioeconomic characteristics and classify the …


Determinación De La Prevalencia De Microfilaria Spp En Primates No Humanos Y Humanos De Los Zoológicos Colombianos, Localizados En Diferentes Altitudes, Rosmery Ladino De La Hortúa Jan 2005

Determinación De La Prevalencia De Microfilaria Spp En Primates No Humanos Y Humanos De Los Zoológicos Colombianos, Localizados En Diferentes Altitudes, Rosmery Ladino De La Hortúa

Medicina Veterinaria

Las filarias son nematodos que se localizan en tejido subcutáneo, sangre, ojo y cavidades de animales y humanos; su forma larvaria es conocida como Microfilaria, la cual es ingerida por mosquitos hematófagos (Culícidos), en estos evolucionan hasta larva III (infectante) para ser inoculados por picadura a otros animales. La filariasis no muestra sintomatología relevante y los cuadros severos terminan en muerte súbita, su diagnóstico se realiza por rayos x, electrocardiograma y ecografía para el caso de filarias y para detección de microfilarias en gota directa, Woo, extendido coloreado, Knott, biopsia de piel o nódulo, observación directa en el ojo, en …


Conservation And Development Interventions At The Wildlife-Livestock Interface, Steven A. Osofsky, Sarah Cleaveland, William B. Karesh, Michael D. Kock, Philip J. Nyhus, Lisa Starr, Angela Yang Dec 2004

Conservation And Development Interventions At The Wildlife-Livestock Interface, Steven A. Osofsky, Sarah Cleaveland, William B. Karesh, Michael D. Kock, Philip J. Nyhus, Lisa Starr, Angela Yang

Philip J. Nyhus

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