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According to the World Health Organization, obesity is one of the greatest public-health challenges of the 21st century. Body weight is also known to affect individuals’ self-esteem and interpersonal relations...
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A urinary biomarker sensitive to glomerular functional or structural changes in diabetic kidney disease is required. This study examined whether urinary C-megalin reflects renal function or albuminuria in diab...
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Changes in the size and composition of the older population will have profound effects on future health care expenditures in developed nations. With the baby boom cohorts joining the ranks of the elderly after...
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We conduct Monte Carlo analysis to compare specification tests in choosing between the sample selection and two-part models for corner solutions when errors are correlated but there are no identifying instrume...
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Parental Nativity Affects Children’s Health and Access to Care
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