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Increasing neighborhood socioeconomic deprivation is associated with reduced adherence to annual diabetic retinopathy screening among Medicare patients, highlighting disparities in preventive eye care.
Neighborhood deprivation measured by ADI correlates with poorer pre-implant speech recognition and quality of life but does not impact post-implantation benefits, highlighting socioeconomic disparities in cochlear implant access rather than
This study links higher neighborhood deprivation with increased 90-day mortality following major hepatectomy, highlighting social determinants as vital preoperative risk factors.
In patients with head and neck cancer, living in the most socioeconomically disadvantaged areas was associated with poorer pretreatment head and neck cancer–specific quality of life, while associations with other quality-of-life domains wer
A large U.S. study found major geographic and socioeconomic differences in how critically injured patients are transported to verified trauma centers, with outcomes varying by region, rurality, and neighborhood deprivation.
Adding the Area Deprivation Index to HbA1c improved prediction of type 2 diabetes within 1 year in youth with prediabetes, highlighting the importance of socioeconomic factors in diabetes risk.
