SMJ articles in the category "socioeconomic"

Original Article

Correlation between High Risk Obesity Groups and Low Socioeconomic Status in School Children

Objective: Obesity is a major health problem among children and adolescents which is potentially affected by socioeconomic status (SES). The high risk group (HRG) comprises those youths with a body mass index (BMI) between the 85th and 95th percentile (at risk for overweight) and ≥95th percentile (overweight). We sought a…

Posted in: adolescents 13 African Americans 8 blacks 2 body mass index 17 children 22 ethnicity 6 middle school 2 race 15 sex 2 socioeconomic 2 whites 2

Original Article

Primary Care House Staff Attitudes Toward Osteoporosis Management

Objective: This study assessed possible institutional and patient-related factors influencing the delivery of postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMO) care and the diagnostic priority placed on addressing PMO, relative to other common medical conditions, by primary care house staff at our institution. Methods: A questionnaire was designed and distributed to eligible house staff…

Posted in: house staff 2 Osteoporosis 29 Residency 11 socioeconomic 2 training 7
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