Background Regional deprivation indices enable researchers to analyse associations
between socioeconomic disadvantages and health outcomes even if the health data of …

Second generation area-based indices of multiple deprivation have been extensively used
in the UK over the last 15 years. They resulted from significant developments in political …

Introduction A growing body of evidence suggests that long-term exposure to air pollutants
like nitrogen oxides (NO x) and particulate matter (PM) is associated with the prevalence …

For Germany, regional differences for various health indicators, which are also associated
with socioeconomic factors, have been documented. This article aims to develop a regional …

Background Deprivation indices allow material and social differences at the regional level to
be described in a statistically efficient and concise manner and to use these in health …

Socioeconomic status has been associated with cardiovascular disease risk factors.
However, few studies have examined this relationship among populations in the US Gulf …

Background: Despite increasing use of technology in type 1 diabetes, persistent ethnic and
socio-economic disparities have been reported. We analyzed how the use of insulin pump …

Introduction Diabetes technology improves glycemic control and quality of life for many
people with type 1 diabetes (T1D). However, inequalities in access to diabetes technology …

The evolving lack of ambulatory care providers especially in rural areas increasingly
challenges the strict separation between ambulatory and inpatient care in Germany. Some …

Inverse relationship between socio-economic status and health has been widely
investigated in literature. Focusing on the concept of deprivation, different empirical studies …