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Determinants of mHealth Effectiveness: Evidence from a Large-Scale Experiment 移动医疗有效性的决定因素:来自大规模实验的证据

Women & Health eJournal Pub Date : 2018-04-23 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3167637

Weiguang Wang, Yanfang Su, G. Gao, Ritu Agarwal

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引用次数: 2

The Impact of Legal Cannabis on Poverty and Homelessness in Pueblo County 合法大麻对普韦布洛县贫困和无家可归者的影响

Women & Health eJournal Pub Date : 2018-03-15 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3141525

T. McGettigan

引用次数: 0

The Impact of Paid Maternity Leave on Maternal Health. 带薪产假对产妇健康的影响。

Women & Health eJournal Pub Date : 2018-03-05 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3139823

A. Butikofer, Julie Riise, Meghan M. Skira

引用次数: 46

Stigma of Sexual Violence and Women's Decision to Work 性暴力的耻辱与妇女的工作决定

Women & Health eJournal Pub Date : 2018-03-01 DOI: 10.1016/J.WORLDDEV.2017.10.031

Tanika Chakraborty, A. Mukherjee, S. Rachapalli, Sarani Saha

引用次数: 43

Female Migration in Lesotho: Determinants and Opportunities 莱索托的女性移民:决定因素和机会

Women & Health eJournal Pub Date : 2018-01-18 DOI: 10.1596/1813-9450-8307

I. Botea, Nell Compernolle, Shubha Chakravarty

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引用次数: 4

Segregation and Fertility: The Case of the Roma in Serbia 种族隔离与生育:塞尔维亚罗姆人的案例

Women & Health eJournal Pub Date : 2017-07-01 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3029799

M. Battaglia, Bastien Chabé-Ferret, Lara Lebedinski

引用次数: 3

The Lasting Legacy of Seasonal Influenza: In-Utero Exposure and Labor Market Outcomes 季节性流感的持久遗产:子宫内暴露和劳动力市场结果

Women & Health eJournal Pub Date : 2017-02-01 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2981617

H. Schwandt

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引用次数: 47

A Lasting Effect of the HIV/AIDS Pandemic: Orphans and Pro-Social Behavior 艾滋病毒/艾滋病流行病的持久影响:孤儿和亲社会行为

Women & Health eJournal Pub Date : 2016-06-01 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3097705

Bryan C. McCannon, Zachary B Rodriguez

引用次数: 1