Group differences in the search of health information were investigated, to test the
diversification hypothesis that argues that disadvantaged groups in society will be more …

Healthcare planning aims to ensure availability of care in a needs-based, evenly distributed
and locally available manner. However, many planning mechanisms lack accessibility …

Application to medical studies and the choice of medicine as a career are influenced by
many factors, some internal (academic ability, intellectual curiosity, interests) and some …

The implications of the advantages and disadvantages of rural versus urban living on the
subjective well-being (SWB) of children are diverse and, in many cases, also inconclusive …

Hospital rules and regulations can contribute to standardizing care, streamlining processes,
and improving the quality of care. Over the past decade, hospitals in Israel have introduced …

This study aimed to investigate differences in pediatric healthcare utilization in Israel over 10
years by examining differences across populations defined by living environment and …

Objectives. In recent years, a growing body of literature has been calling for ethnic diversity
in health systems, especially in multicultural contexts. Ethnic diversity within the health care …

Background The aim of this study is to examine the joint impact of preventive health
behavior (PHB) and social and demographic factors on the utilization of primary and …

This study examined the prevalence of different BMI categories among newly diagnosed
pediatric celiac disease (CD) patients in Israel from 2002 to 2018. A retrospective cross …

Previous studies have shown that a community's socioeconomic status has a significant
impact on its residents' health, and that vulnerability in deprived populations expresses itself …