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Karine Moschetti
Public Health
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Open AccessEnhancing maternity protection at work: assessing the contribution of a specialized occupational medicine consultation for pregnant employees in Switzerland
Occupational exposures may harm the health of pregnant workers and their future children. While Switzerland has established specific regulations to safeguard pregnant employees while enabling them to pursue th...
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Open AccessHealthcare in a pure gatekee** system: utilization of primary, mental and emergency care in the prison population over time
This study investigates the prisoner and prison-level factors associated with healthcare utilization (HCU) and the dynamic effects of previous HCU and health events. We analyze administrative data collected on...
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Open AccessThe determinants of individual health care expenditures in prison: evidence from Switzerland
Prison health systems are subject to increasing pressures given the specific health needs of a growing and aging prison population. Identifying the drivers of medical spending among incarcerated individuals is...
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Open AccessUsing case management in a universal health coverage system to improve quality of life of frequent Emergency Department users: a randomized controlled trial
Frequent Emergency Department users are likely to experience poor quality of life (QOL). Case management interventions are efficient in responding to the complex needs of this population, but their effects on ...
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Open AccessDisease profiles of detainees in the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland: gender and age differences in substance abuse, mental health and chronic health conditions
Literature on the disease profile of prisoners that differentiates by age and gender remains sparse. This study aimed to describe the health of correctional inmates in terms of substance abuse problems and men...
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Open AccessCase management for frequent users of the emergency department: study protocol of a randomised controlled trial
We devised a randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of an intervention based on case management care for frequent emergency department users. The aim of the intervention is to...
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Does Poor Childhood Health Explain Increased Health Care Utilisation and Payments in Middle and Old Age?
There is growing evidence of a large, positive and significant association between health experienced in childhood and that evolving in adulthood. For example, Case et al. (2005), using data from a British coh...
