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Gender inequality, women's human capital and female suicide in selected MENA countries 特定中东和北非国家的性别不平等、妇女人力资本和女性自杀

IF 3.6 2区医学

Ssm-Population Health Pub Date : 2025-05-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2025.101819

Francois Xavier Ngah Obama

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Adolescent motherhood and the development of adolescent Offspring: Examining the role of selection versus early environmental factors 青春期母性与青春期后代的发育：考察选择与早期环境因素的作用

IF 3.6 2区医学

Ssm-Population Health Pub Date : 2025-05-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2025.101818

Emla Fitzsimons, Aase Villadsen

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The social anatomy of Pain: Friendship loss, sociotemporal disparities, and persistent physical pain 疼痛的社会解剖：友谊的丧失，社会时间的差异，和持续的身体疼痛

IF 3.6 2区医学

Ssm-Population Health Pub Date : 2025-05-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2025.101816

Boróka Bó , Matumo Ramafikeng

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Shadows in the Air: Mental health vulnerabilities under PM10 and PM2.5, before and after COVID-19 空气中的阴影：2019冠状病毒病前后PM10和PM2.5下的心理健康脆弱性

IF 3.6 2区医学

Ssm-Population Health Pub Date : 2025-05-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2025.101814

Jae Il Cho , Kyungsun Kim

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What would Len say? Len会怎么说？

IF 3.6 2区医学

Ssm-Population Health Pub Date : 2025-05-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2025.101815

Lisa F. Berkman , Nancy Krieger

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Paternity leave, mental health and wellbeing for new parents: evidence from a national survey in the UK

IF 3.6 2区医学

Ssm-Population Health Pub Date : 2025-05-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2025.101811

Emily Humphreys , Stephen O'Neill , Veronique Filippi , Emilie Courtin

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The effect of marital transition on body weight changes among Indonesian adults: A Longitudinal study 印尼成人婚姻转变对体重变化的影响：一项纵向研究

IF 3.6 2区医学

Ssm-Population Health Pub Date : 2025-05-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2025.101813

Maretalinia , Aree Jampaklay , Yothin Sawangdee , Pojjana Hunchangsith , Bussarawan Teerawichitchainan

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Annual medical expenditure associated with short sleep in China: estimates from a nationally representative sample 中国与短睡眠相关的年度医疗支出：来自全国代表性样本的估计

IF 3.6 2区医学

Ssm-Population Health Pub Date : 2025-04-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2025.101808

Xumeng Yan , Fang Han , Ichiro Kawachi , Xiaoyu Li

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Intersecting race/ethnicity and gender in physiological dysregulation profiles and associations with socioeconomic status among older adults in the United States 美国老年人生理失调的种族/民族和性别交叉特征及其与社会经济地位的关系

IF 3.6 2区医学

Ssm-Population Health Pub Date : 2025-04-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2025.101812

Xiaoyan Zhang , Danielle M. Krobath , Penias Tembo , Adolfo G. Cuevas

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Teacher unfairness in adolescence, educational attainment, and adult Health: The role of school- and individual-level perceptions tested in a national cohort study 教师在青少年、教育成就和成人健康方面的不公平：在一项国家队列研究中测试的学校和个人水平感知的作用

IF 3.6 2区医学

Ssm-Population Health Pub Date : 2025-04-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2025.101810

Shanting Chen , Stephanie Koning , Jessica Polos , Phoebe Lam , Taylor Hargrove , Natalie Ebner , Jacob Aronoff , Thomas McDade

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