Abstract Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) has been used as a performance measurement
tool in efficiency assessment of healthcare systems. However, over the years, researchers …

This book is both a sequel to and expansion of Community Psychology, published in 1992. It
serves as a textbook for courses on community psychology but now also includes material …

Background: A first draft of this paper was prepared for the May 2005 meeting of the
Commission on Social Determinants of Health held in Cairo. In the course of discussions the …

We invite you to join us for this book's journey through the exciting field of community
psychology! As a team of authors, we each came to community psychology because it …

Background There is substantial evidence that lower objective socioeconomic status (SES)—
as measured by education, occupation, and income—is associated with a higher risk of …

There is a large and persistent association between education and health. In this paper, we
review what is known about this link. We first document the facts about the relationship …

Objective: To provide an evidence-based review of plausible causal pathways that could
best explain well-established associations between limited health literacy and health …

Studies have suggested that subjective social status (SSS) is an important predictor of
health. This study examined the link between SSS and health in old age and investigated …

Study objective: Education, income, and occupational class are often used interchangeably
in studies showing social inequalities in health. This procedure implies that all three …

Forebyggelseskommissionen (Prevention Commission)[17] focused on undertakings to
improve the still relatively short mean life expectancy and did not deal with policies against …