Arch Intern Med
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Justice at work and reduced risk of coronary heart disease among employees: the Whitehall II Study.
Justice is a fundamental value in human societies, but its effect on health is poorly described. We examined justice at work as a predictor of coronary heart disease (CHD). ⋯ Justice at work may have benefits for heart health among employees.
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Variation in the tendency of primary care physicians to intervene.
Research has documented dramatic variation in health care spending across the United States that has little relationship to health outcomes. Although high-spending areas have more physicians per capita, it is not known whether this disparity fully explains the differences in spending or whether individual physicians in high-spending regions have a greater tendency to intervene for their patients. We sought to measure the tendency of primary care physicians to intervene across regions that differ in their levels of local health care spending. ⋯ Varying rates of health care spending across the United States reflect the underlying tendency of local physicians to recommend interventions for their patients.