Country-level income inequality and risky health behaviors of 'golden youth' in the post-Communist countries of Europe: A cluster analysis

Autor: Armen Albert Torchyan, Inge Houkes, Hans Bosma

Publikováno v: Preventive Medicine Reports, Vol 46, Iss , Pp 102880- (2024)

Objective: We aim to study the “golden youth” hypothesis, which suggests that risky behaviors might be prevalent among affluent adolescents in post-Communist countries of Europe (PCCE) with high income inequality. Methods: We included 71,119 adol

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Time-to-detection of bacteria and yeast with the BACTEC FX versus BacT/Alert Virtuo blood culture systems

Autor: Ali Mohammed Somily, Hanan Ahmed Habib Babay, Armen Albert Torchyan, Samina B. Sayyed, Muhammed Absar, Rima Al-Aqeel, Khalifa Binkhamis

Publikováno v: Annals of Saudi Medicine, Vol 38, Iss 3, Pp 194-199 (2018)

BACKGROUND: Bloodstream infections are associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality. Rapid detection of bloodstream infections is important in achieving better patient outcomes. OBJECTIVE: Compare the time-to-detection (TTD) of the new BacT/

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Pathways to socioeconomic health differences in Armenian adolescents: The role of bullying perpetration

Autor: Armen A. Torchyan, Hans Bosma, Inge Houkes

Publikováno v: PLOS ONE, 17(6):e0269451. Public Library of Science

Bullying perpetration might be an alternative way of hierarchy formation among adolescents. It can potentially compensate for the negative health influences of low socioeconomic status (SES), rewarding this unwanted behavior. This study aimed to inve

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35657823

Socioeconomic Inequalities in Health among Armenian Adolescents

Autor: Hans Bosma, Armen A. Torchyan

Publikováno v: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 4055, p 4055 (2020)
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(11):4055. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
Volume 17
Issue 11

We aimed to study the hypothesis of socioeconomic equalization in health among Armenian adolescents participating in the Health Behavior in School-Aged Children 2013/14 survey. Classes corresponding to the ages 11, 13, and 15 were selected using a cl

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https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/11/4055

Asthma control in Saudi Arabia: Gender implications

Autor: Armen A Torchyan

Publikováno v: Allergy and Asthma Proceedings. 38:47-53

BACKGROUND Gender-related factors in asthma control should be considered in clinical consultations to substantially improve asthma control in women. Meanwhile, a limited number of studies have been reported on gender differences in factors related to

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https://doi.org/10.2500/aap.2017.38.4035