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The International Association of Medical Regulatory Authorities has suggested three roles for a country's medical regulatory authority: first, it should provide the graduates of medical schools and immigrant physicians licenses...
Considering that health inequalities derive from socioeconomic inequalities, fair policies and strategies to tackle health inequalities must focus on socioeconomic conditions. What is needed here is Health in All Policies,...
Both social interest in and studies of socioeconomic inequalities in health have increased in recent years. This article presents the current state of socioeconomic inequalities in health status in Korea,...
The role of physicians in reducing health inequity has been regarded only partial and anecdotal by most policymakers. Clinicians, primary care physicians in particular, do not have sufficient opportunities to...
H1-antihistamines have been prescribed widely for the treatment of allergic diseases, such as rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, and urticaria besides common colds since the 1940s. H1-antihistamines are classified by chemical structures...
Health equity is not just concerned with health care; rather, it is an issue of fairness and social justice. Equity-oriented health policies have increasingly been recognized as important public health...
Tackling socioeconomic inequalities in health risk factors is an important pathway for alleviating health inequalities. The aim of this study was to analyze the current state of inequality in health...
Health care has contributed improvement of health, however, it may aggravate health inequity if there is socioeconomic disparities in access to health care service or quality in health care. Health...
In the diabetic foot, ulceration and amputation are the most serious causes of morbidity and disability in these patients. Peripheral arterial sclerosis, peripheral neuropathy, and foot deformities are major causes...