Losing life and livelihood: a systematic review and meta-analysis of unemployment and all-cause mortality

DJ Roelfs, E Shor, KW Davidson, JE Schwartz - Social science & medicine, 2011 - Elsevier
Unemployment rates in the United States remain near a 25-year high and global
unemployment is rising. Previous studies have shown that unemployed persons have an …

The “Hispanic mortality paradox” revisited: meta-analysis and meta-regression of life-course differentials in Latin American and Caribbean immigrants' mortality

E Shor, D Roelfs, ZM Vang - Social Science & Medicine, 2017 - Elsevier
The literature on immigrant health has repeatedly reported the paradoxical finding, where
immigrants from Latin American countries to OECD countries appear to enjoy better health …

The strength of family ties: A meta-analysis and meta-regression of self-reported social support and mortality

E Shor, DJ Roelfs, T Yogev - Social Networks, 2013 - Elsevier
Perceived social support has long been recognized as associated with better health and
longevity. However, important factors that may moderate this relationship have not been …

Meta-analysis of marital dissolution and mortality: Reevaluating the intersection of gender and age

E Shor, DJ Roelfs, P Bugyi, JE Schwartz - Social science & medicine, 2012 - Elsevier
The study of marital dissolution (ie divorce and separation) and mortality has long been a
major topic of interest for social scientists. We conducted meta-analyses and meta …

Social contact frequency and all-cause mortality: a meta-analysis and meta-regression

E Shor, DJ Roelfs - Social Science & Medicine, 2015 - Elsevier
Social contact frequency is a well-defined and relatively objective measure of social
relationships, which according to many studies is closely associated with health and …

A global meta-analysis of the immigrant mortality advantage

E Shor, D Roelfs - International Migration Review, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
A large body of research on the “Healthy Immigrant Effect”(or “Paradox”) has reported an
immigrant mortality advantage. However, other studies do not find such significant effects …

Early-life war exposure and later-life frailty among older adults in Vietnam: Does war hasten aging?

Z Zimmer, K Korinek, Y Young… - The Journals of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Objectives This study aimed to assess the nature and degree of association between
exposure to potentially traumatic wartime experiences in early life, such as living in a heavily …

Cancer mortality in Serbia, 1991–2015: an age‐period‐cohort and joinpoint regression analysis

M Ilic, I Ilic - Cancer Communications, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background As the result of dramatic political changes, civil wars, and a long‐term refugee
crisis from the end of the last to beginning of this century, the population of Serbia has …

Design and measurement in a study of war exposure, health, and aging: protocol for the Vietnam health and aging study

K Korinek, B Teerawichitchainan, Z Zimmer, E Brindle… - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Background Survivors of war throughout the world experience illnesses and injuries that are
crucial to understand, given the ongoing treatment and adaptation they demand. In …

Contemporary generic market in Japan–key conditions to successful evolution

MB Jakovljevic, S Nakazono… - Expert review of …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The Japanese pharmaceutical market, the world's second largest, is traditionally renowned
for the domination of patented drugs and the weakest generics share among major …