Social Science & Medicine Issues 26 Research Articles in October 2017 Edition

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 30 -- Social Science and Medicine, a peer-reviewed academic journal from Elsevier, published 26 research articles on the following topics in its October 2017 edition. The following is a selection of those topics:

1) A systemic approach to understanding mental health and services (Pages 1-8). Author: Mark Cohen

2) Who provides inconsistent reports of their health status? The importance of age, cognitive ability and socioeconomic status (Pages 9-18). Coauthors: Nicole Black, David W. Johnston, Michael A. Shields, Agne Suziedelyte

3) Do restrictive omnibus immigration laws reduce enrollment in public health insurance by Latino citizen children? A comparative interrupted time series study (Pages 19-29). Coauthors: Chenoa D. Allen, Clea A. McNeely

4) Rural-urban disparities in unmet long-term care needs in China: The role of the hukou status (Pages 30-37). Coauthors: Yumei Zhu, August Osterle

5) Environmental injustice and sexual minority health disparities: A national study of inequitable health risks from air pollution among same-sex partners (Pages 38-47). Coauthors: Timothy W. Collins, Sara E. Grineski, Danielle X. Morales

6) Crowdfunding our health: Economic risks and benefits (Pages 48-56). Coauthors: Matthew J. Renwick, Elias Mossialos

7) Celebrity over science? An analysis of Lyme disease video content on YouTube (Pages 57-60). Coauthors: N. Yiannakoulias, R. Tooby, S.L. Sturrock

8) A meta-analytic review on social relationships and suicidal ideation among older adults (Pages 65-76). Coauthors: Qingsong Chang, Chee Hon Chan, Paul S.F. Yip

9) Care interrupted: Poverty, in-migration, and primary care in rural resource towns (Pages 77-83). Coauthors: Kathleen Rice, Fiona Webster

10) Ethical implications of location and accelerometer measurement in health research studies with mobile sensing devices (Pages 84-88). Coauthors: Daniel Fuller, Martine Shareck, Kevin Stanley

11) Impact of medical subsidy disqualification on children's healthcare utilization: A difference-in-differences analysis from Japan (Pages 89-98). Coauthors: Atsushi Miyawaki, Haruko Noguchi, Yasuki Kobayashi

12) The impact of Black cancer patients' race-related beliefs and attitudes on racially-discordant oncology interactions: A field study (Pages 99-108). Coauthors: Louis A. Penner, Felicity W.K. Harper, John F. Dovidio, Terrance L. Albrecht, Lauren M. Hamel, Nicole Senft, Susan Eggly

13) A good abortion experience: A qualitative exploration of women's needs and preferences in clinical care (Pages 109-116). Coauthors: Anna L. Altshuler, Alison Ojanen-Goldsmith, Paul D. Blumenthal, Lori R. Freedman

14) Disappearing everyday materials: The displacement of medical resources following disaster in Fukushima, Japan (Pages 117-124). Coauthors: Sudeepa Abeysinghe, Claire Leppold, Akihiko Ozaki, Mariko Morita, Masaharu Tsubokura

15) Effects of Latino children on their mothers' dietary intake and dietary behaviors: The role of children's acculturation and the mother-child acculturation gap (Pages 125-133). Coauthors: Sandra H. Soto, Elva M. Arredondo, Bess Marcus, Holly B. Shakya, Scott Roesch, Guadalupe X. Ayala

16) Does gender matter? An analysis of men's and women's accounts of responding to symptoms of lung cancer (Pages 134-142). Coauthors: Alice MacLean, Kate Hunt, Sarah Smith, Sally Wyke

17) Disability rights in Higher Education Programs: The case of medical schools and other health-related disciplines (Pages 143-150). Coauthors: Anastasia Liasidou, Katerina Mavrou

18) Exploring associations between state education initiatives and teachers' sleep: A social-ecological approach (Pages 151-159). Coauthors: Kaori Fujishiro, Amy N. Farley, Marie Kellemen, Christopher M. Swoboda

19) Why do people with mental distress have poor social outcomes? Four lessons from the capabilities approach (Pages 160-167). Author: Richard Brunner

20) Geographic and demographic correlates of autism-related anti-vaccine beliefs on Twitter, 2009-15 (Pages 168-175). Coauthors: Theodore S. Tomeny, Christopher J. Vargo, Sherine El-Toukhy

21) The impact of price policy on demand for alcohol in rural India (Pages 176-185). Coauthors: Arjunan Subramanian, Parmod Kumar

22) Experience as knowledge: Disability, distillation and (reprogenetic) decision-making (Pages 186-193). Author: Felicity K. Boardman

23) Korean immigrants don't buy health insurance: The influences of culture on self-employed Korean immigrants focusing on structure and functions of social networks (Pages 194-201). Coauthors: Hyunsung Oh, Chung Hyeon Jeong

24) Post-migration employment changes and health: A dyadic spousal analysis (Pages 202-211). Coauthors: Annie Ro, Rachel E. Goldberg

25) Should I stay or should I go? How healthcare professionals close encounters with people with dementia in the acute hospital setting (Pages 212-225). Coauthors: Rebecca Allwood, Alison Pilnick, Rebecca O'Brien, Sarah Goldberg, Rowan H. Harwood, Suzanne Beeke

The complete October 2017 edition of Social Science & Medicine can be viewed at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02779536/191?sdc=1