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County-level income inequality and suicide in the United States 美国县级收入不平等与自杀。

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Economics & Human Biology Pub Date : 2026-05-01 Epub Date: 2026-04-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2026.101600

Mark W. Frank, Fidel Gonzalez

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The impact of heat and cold on mortality and life expectancy in Europe, 2015–2024 2015-2024年欧洲冷热天气对死亡率和预期寿命的影响。

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Economics & Human Biology Pub Date : 2026-05-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2026.101607

Tamás Hajdu

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The lingering shadow: Understanding the long-term impact of natural disasters on social trust 挥之不去的阴影：了解自然灾害对社会信任的长期影响

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Economics & Human Biology Pub Date : 2026-05-01 Epub Date: 2026-03-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2026.101586

Xiaokun Yu, Yang Liu, Yugang Yang

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Sick and cold? Evidence on the dynamic interplay between energy poverty and self-perceived health 生病和感冒？关于能源贫困与自我认知健康之间动态相互作用的证据。

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Economics & Human Biology Pub Date : 2026-05-01 Epub Date: 2026-05-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2026.101604

Santiago Budrìa , Paolo Li Donni , Eugenio Zucchelli

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The relationship between oil production and infant health outcomes: Evidence from fracking boom 石油生产与婴儿健康结果之间的关系：来自水力压裂热潮的证据。

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Economics & Human Biology Pub Date : 2026-05-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2026.101583

Hamid Noghanibehambari , Mahmoud Salari , Nahid Tavassoli , Hoa Vu

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In the shadow of a pandemic: Informality and COVID-19 diffusion in Europe 大流行阴影下：欧洲的非正式行为与COVID-19传播

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Economics & Human Biology Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2025.101568

Vincenzo Alfano

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Telecare and elderly mortality: Evidence from Italian municipalities 远程医疗和老年人死亡率：来自意大利各市的证据

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Economics & Human Biology Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2026.101571

Nicola Matteucci , Matteo Picchio , Raffaella Santolini , Rostand Arland Yebetchou Tchounkeu

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Gender differences in the duration of sick leave: Economics or biology? 请病假时间的性别差异：经济学还是生物学？

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Economics & Human Biology Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2026.101573

Ángel L. Martín-Román , Alfonso Moral , Sara Pinillos-Franco

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Mental hospitalisation and its impact on mortality 精神病院及其对死亡率的影响。

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Economics & Human Biology Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2025.101566

Govert E. Bijwaard

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Corrigendum to “The impact of Long-term Care Insurance on household income inequality: Evidence from China” [Econ. Hum. Biol. 59 (2025) 101519] “长期护理保险对家庭收入不平等的影响：来自中国的证据”[经济学]。嗡嗡声。生物学报，59 (2025)101519 [j]。

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Economics & Human Biology Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2025.101549

Yuanyuan Chi, Qiang Zhang

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