Abstract : Objectives. We compared service use among homeless and nonhomeless veterans newly enrolled in a medical home model and identified patterns of use among homeless veterans associated with reductions in emergency department (ED) use. Methods. We used case-control matching with a nested cohort analysis to measure 6-month health services use, new diagnoses, and care use patterns in vetera…
Abstract. Models of epidemics in complex networks are improving our predictive understanding of infectious disease outbreaks. Nonetheless, applying network theory to plant pathology is still a challenge. This overview summarizes some key developments in network epidemiology that are likely to facilitate its application in the study and management of plant diseases. Recent surveys have provid…
Pathological gambling became a public health concern in most countries in the 1990s, shortly after the liberalization of gambling policies and practices. Various communitywide surveys have examined population-level gambling behaviours, the prevalence of gambling problems, their antecedents, and their correlates. Early studies suggest that approximately 3–5 % of a given population have some l…