Housing as a determinant of health equity: A conceptual model

CB Swope, D Hernández - Social science & medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Housing is a major pathway through which health disparities emerge and are sustained over
time. However, no existing unified conceptual model has comprehensively elucidated the …

[PDF][PDF] WHO housing and health guidelines

World Health Organization - 2018 - apps.who.int
The writing of each chapter of the guidelines was led by one main author and one or two co-
authors (see below) and extensively supported by Elinor Chisholm and Ramona Ludolph …

A review of research on procedures for teaching safety skills to persons with developmental disabilities

DR Dixon, R Bergstrom, MN Smith, J Tarbox - Research in developmental …, 2010 - Elsevier
Safety skills are an important but often neglected area of training for persons with
developmental disabilities (DD). The present study reviewed the literature on teaching safety …

Unintentional falls mortality among elderly in the United States: time for action

H Alamgir, S Muazzam, M Nasrullah - Injury, 2012 - Elsevier
Fall injury is a leading cause of death and disability among older adults. The objective of this
study is to identify the groups among the≥ 65 population by age, gender, race, ethnicity and …

Housing and health: Here we go again

L Capasso, D D'Alessandro - International Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Housing is one of the major determinants of human health and the current COVID-19
pandemic has highlighted its relevance. The authors summarize the main issues, including …

Games that “work”: Using computer games to teach alcohol-affected children about fire and street safety

CD Coles, DC Strickland, L Padgett… - Research in developmental …, 2007 - Elsevier
Unintentional injuries are a leading cause of death and disability for children. Those with
developmental disabilities, including children affected by prenatal alcohol exposure, are at …

[HTML][HTML] Home accidents among children: a retrospective study at a tertiary care center in Oman

A Al Rumhi, H Al Awisi, M Al Buwaiqi… - Oman medical …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives We sought to identify the prevalence, commonest causes, and severity of home
accident injuries and their effects on children who present to the emergency department …

Optimized polymeric film-based nitric oxide delivery inhibits bacterial growth in a mouse burn wound model

EJ Brisbois, J Bayliss, J Wu, TC Major, C Xi, SC Wang… - Acta biomaterialia, 2014 - Elsevier
Nitric oxide (NO) has many biological roles (eg antimicrobial agent, promoter of
angiogenesis, prevention of platelet activation) that make NO releasing materials desirable …

Serum biomarkers after traumatic and hypoxemic brain injuries: insight into the biochemical response of the pediatric brain to inflicted brain injury

R Pardes Berger, PD Adelson, R Richichi… - Developmental …, 2006 - karger.com
Inflicted traumatic brain injury (iTBI) involves a combination of mechanical trauma and
hypoxemia. Serum biomarker concentrations may provide objective information about their …

Patterns of urban violent injury: a spatio-temporal analysis

M Cusimano, S Marshall, C Rinner, D Jiang… - PLoS …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Objectives Injury related to violent acts is a problem in every society. Although some authors
have examined the geography of violent crime, few have focused on the spatio-temporal …