Mortality rates in the developed world have fallen sharply during the twentieth century.
Individuals of lower socioeconomic status, however, generally have faced higher mortality …

Professional organizations advocate universal access to medical care as a primary
approach to improving health in the population. Access to medical services is critical to …

Hoy día contamos con evidencias suficientes para asegurar que uno de los principales
determinantes del estado de salud de la persona es su clase social. Las personas que …

Associations of socioeconomic status with health were described more than 150 years ago
by Virchow, the founder of modern cellular pathology [l], and have since been identified in …

Objectives: Socioeconomic status is well established as a key determinant of inequalities in
health outcomes. Existing literature examining the impact of socioeconomic status on …

Objective: We aimed to identify socioeconomic and clinical risk factors for post-intensive
care unit (ICU)-related long-term cognitive impairment (LTCI). Summary Background Data …

Background Poverty is associated with increased risk of chronic illness but its contribution to
critical care outcome is not well defined. Methods We performed a multicenter observational …

Background: Poverty is associated with increased risk of chronic illness, but its contribution
to bloodstream infections is not well-defined. Methods: We performed a multicenter …

Objective: To investigate the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and
outcomes for seriously ill patients. Design and setting: A retrospective cohort study based on …

Objective: Associations between low socioeconomic status (SES) and poor health outcomes
have been demonstrated in a variety of conditions. However, the relationship in patients with …