Works by Hamad, Rita

Results: 54

Evaluating the Effect of San Francisco's Paid Parental Leave Ordinance on Birth Outcomes.

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International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 2022, v. 19, n. 19, p. 11962, doi. 10.3390/ijerph191911962

By:

Karasek, Deborah;
Raifman, Sarah;
Dow, William H.;
Hamad, Rita;
Goodman, Julia M.

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Article

Characterizing the Landscape of Safety Net Programs and Policies in California during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 2022, v. 19, n. 5, p. 2747, doi. 10.3390/ijerph19052747

By:

Jackson, Kaitlyn E.;
Yeb, Joseph;
Gosliner, Wendi;
Fernald, Lia C. H.;
Hamad, Rita

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Article

Unreported SARS-CoV-2 Home Testing and Test Positivity.

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JAMA Network Open, 2023, v. 6, n. 1, p. e2252684, doi. 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.52684

By:

Park, Soo;
Marcus, Gregory M.;
Olgin, Jeffrey E.;
Carton, Thomas;
Hamad, Rita;
Pletcher, Mark J.

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Article

Perinatal Health and Healthcare Utilisation During the COVID‐19 Pandemic: A Nationwide Interrupted Time Series Analysis.

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Paediatric & Perinatal Epidemiology, 2025, v. 39, n. 4, p. 373, doi. 10.1111/ppe.70000

By:

Karasek, Deborah;
Collin, Daniel F.;
Hamad, Rita;
Jackson, Kaitlyn;
Gemmill, Alison

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Article

The effect of the 2009 WIC revision on maternal and child health: A quasi‐experimental study.

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Paediatric & Perinatal Epidemiology, 2022, v. 36, n. 6, p. 851, doi. 10.1111/ppe.12898

By:

Pulvera, Richard;
Collin, Daniel F.;
Hamad, Rita

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Article

Poverty, Pregnancy, and Birth Outcomes: A Study of the Earned Income Tax Credit.

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Paediatric & Perinatal Epidemiology, 2015, v. 29, n. 5, p. 444, doi. 10.1111/ppe.12211

By:

Hamad, Rita;
Rehkopf, David H.

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Article

Neighbourhood socioeconomic disadvantage and psychiatric disorders among refugees: a population-based, quasi-experimental study in Denmark.

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Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemiology, 2023, v. 58, n. 5, p. 711, doi. 10.1007/s00127-022-02300-3

By:

Foverskov, Else;
White, Justin S.;
Norredam, Marie;
Frøslev, Trine;
Kim, Min Hee;
Glymour, M. Maria;
Pedersen, Lars;
Sørensen, Henrik T.;
Hamad, Rita

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Article

Associations of U.S. state-level COVID-19 policies intensity with cannabis sharing behaviors in 2020.

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Harm Reduction Journal, 2024, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s12954-024-00987-y

By:

Assaf, Ryan D.;
Hamad, Rita;
Javanbakht, Marjan;
Arah, Onyebuchi A.;
Shoptaw, Steven J.;
Cooper, Ziva D.;
Gorbach, Pamina M.

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Article

Effects of the revised WIC food package on women's and children's health: a quasi-experimental study.

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BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth, 2022, v. 22, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s12884-022-05116-w

By:

Guan, Alice;
Batra, Akansha;
Hamad, Rita

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Article

Geographic and Longitudinal Trends in Media Framing of Obesity in the United States.

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2020

By:

Chiang, Jonathan;
Arons, Abigail;
Pomeranz, Jennifer L.;
Siddiqi, Arjumand;
Hamad, Rita

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journal article

Large-scale automated analysis of news media: A novel computational method for obesity policy research.

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Obesity (19307381), 2015, v. 23, n. 2, p. 296, doi. 10.1002/oby.20955

By:

Hamad, Rita;
Pomeranz, Jennifer L.;
Siddiqi, Arjumand;
Basu, Sanjay

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Article

The Pent-Up Demand for Breastfeeding Among US Women: Trends After COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place.

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American Journal of Public Health, 2023, v. 113, n. 8, p. 870, doi. 10.2105/AJPH.2023.307313

By:

Hamad, Rita;
Collin, Daniel F.;
Gemmill, Alison;
Jackson, Kaitlyn;
Karasek, Deborah

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Article

Paid Family Leave Effects on Breastfeeding: A Quasi-Experimental Study of US Policies.

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American Journal of Public Health, 2019, v. 109, n. 1, p. 164, doi. 10.2105/AJPH.2018.304693

By:

Hamad, Rita;
Modrek, Sepideh;
White, Justin S.

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Article

Causal Thinking as a Critical Tool for Eliminating Social Inequalities in Health.

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American Journal of Public Health, 2018, v. 108, n. 5, p. 623, doi. 10.2105/AJPH.2018.304383

By:

Glymour, M. Maria;
Hamad, Rita

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Article

Psychological Well-Being During the Great Recession: Changes in Mental Health Care Utilization in an Occupational Cohort.

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American Journal of Public Health, 2015, v. 105, n. 2, p. 304, doi. 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302219

By:

Modrek, Sepideh;
Hamad, Rita;
Cullen, Mark R.

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Article

Kim et al respond to "Dispersal policies, neighborhood disadvantage, and refugee health in a Nordic context".

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2025

By:

Kim, Min Hee;
Frøslev, Trine;
White, Justin S;
Glymour, M Maria;
Ilango, Sindana D;
Sørensen, Henrik T;
Pedersen, Lars;
Hamad, Rita

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Letter to the Editor

Mediating pathways between neighborhood disadvantage and cardiovascular risk: quasi-experimental evidence from a Danish refugee dispersal policy.

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American Journal of Epidemiology, 2025, v. 194, n. 3, p. 635, doi. 10.1093/aje/kwae158

By:

Kim, Min Hee;
Frøslev, Trine;
White, Justin S;
Glymour, M Maria;
Ilango, Sindana D;
Sørensen, Henrik T;
Pedersen, Lars;
Hamad, Rita

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Article

The end of court-ordered desegregation and US children's health: quasi-experimental evidence.

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American Journal of Epidemiology, 2024, v. 193, n. 11, p. 1530, doi. 10.1093/aje/kwae082

By:

Wang, Guangyi;
White, Justin S;
Hamad, Rita

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Article

The Impact of the Revised WIC Food Package on Maternal Nutrition During Pregnancy and Postpartum.

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American Journal of Epidemiology, 2019, v. 188, n. 8, p. 1493, doi. 10.1093/aje/kwz098

By:

Hamad, Rita;
Batra, Akansha;
Karasek, Deborah;
LeWinn, Kaja Z;
Bush, Nicole R;
Davis, Robert L;
Tylavsky, Frances A

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Article

Estimating the Short-Term Effects of the Earned Income Tax Credit on Child Health.

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American Journal of Epidemiology, 2018, v. 187, n. 12, p. 2633, doi. 10.1093/aje/kwy179

By:

Hamad, Rita;
Collin, Daniel F;
Rehkopf, David H

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Article

Hamad and Rehkopf Respond to "Income and Health: Financial Credits as Instruments".

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American Journal of Epidemiology, 2016, v. 183, n. 9, p. 790, doi. 10.1093/aje/kwv315

By:

Hamad, Rita;
Rehkopf, David H.

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Article

Poverty and Child Development: A Longitudinal Study of the Impact of the Earned Income Tax Credit.

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American Journal of Epidemiology, 2016, v. 183, n. 9, p. 775, doi. 10.1093/aje/kwv317

By:

Hamad, Rita;
Rehkopf, David H.

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Article

The effect of the 2009 revised U.S. guidelines for gestational weight gain on maternal and infant health: a quasi-experimental study.

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BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth, 2023, v. 23, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s12884-023-05425-8

By:

Collin, Daniel F.;
Pulvera, Richard;
Hamad, Rita

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Article

Association of Neighborhood Disadvantage With Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Events Among Refugees in Denmark.

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JAMA Network Open, 2020, v. 3, n. 8, p. e2014196, doi. 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.14196

By:

Hamad, Rita;
Öztürk, Buket;
Foverskov, Else;
Pedersen, Lars;
Sørensen, Henrik T.;
Bøtker, Hans E.;
White, Justin S.

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Article

After Terror.

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Harvard International Review, 2000, v. 22, n. 1, p. 11

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Hamad, Rita

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Article

Comparing the health of refugee and asylee patients with that of non-refugee immigrant and US-born patients in a large Urban clinic.

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BMC Public Health, 2023, v. 23, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s12889-023-16349-5

By:

Raphael, Eva;
Barton, Michelle;
Jaradeh, Katrin;
Dieterich, Cristy;
Hamad, Rita

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Article

Potential mechanisms linking poverty alleviation and health: an analysis of benefit spending among recipients of the U.S. earned income tax credit.

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BMC Public Health, 2023, v. 23, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s12889-023-16296-1

By:

Hamad, Rita;
Yeb, Joseph;
Jackson, Kaitlyn;
Gosliner, Wendi;
Fernald, Lia C.H.

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Article

Experiences of distress and gaps in government safety net supports among parents of young children during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study.

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BMC Public Health, 2023, v. 23, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s12889-023-16037-4

By:

Mooney, Alyssa C.;
Jackson, Kaitlyn E.;
Hamad, Rita;
Fernald, Lia C. H.;
Hoskote, Mekhala;
Gosliner, Wendi

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Article

Implications of Recent Federal Actions on Food Assistance Programs.

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2025

By:

Bleich, Sara N.;
Leung, Cindy W.;
Hamad, Rita

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Opinion

The 2024 Election and Potential Battle for the Social Safety Net.

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2025

By:

Bleich, Sara N.;
Sommers, Benjamin D.;
Hamad, Rita

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Opinion

Paid Family Leave and Acute Respiratory Tract Infections.

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2024

By:

White, Justin S.;
Hamad, Rita

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Opinion

Pandemic-related socioeconomic disruptions and adverse health outcomes: a cross-sectional study of female caregivers.

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BMC Public Health, 2022, v. 22, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s12889-022-14287-2

By:

Brown, Erika M.;
Fernald, Lia C.H.;
Hamad, Rita;
Hoskote, Mekhala;
Jackson, Kaitlyn E.;
Gosliner, Wendi

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Article

The U.S. COVID-19 County Policy Database: a novel resource to support pandemic-related research.

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2022

By:

Hamad, Rita;
Lyman, Kristin A.;
Lin, Feng;
Modrow, Madelaine F.;
Ozluk, Pelin;
Azar, Kristen M. J.;
Goodin, Amie;
Isasi, Carmen R.;
Kitzman, Heather E.;
Knight, Sara J.;
Marcus, Gregory M.;
McMahill-Walraven, Cheryl N.;
Meissner, Paul;
Nair, Vinit;
O’Brien, Emily C.;
Olgin, Jeffrey E.;
Peyser, Noah D.;
Sylwestrzak, Gosia;
Williams, Natasha;
Pletcher, Mark J.

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journal article

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and birth outcomes in California: a quasi-experimental study.

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2022

By:

Torres, Jacqueline M.;
Alcala, Emanuel;
Shaver, Amber;
Collin, Daniel F.;
Franck, Linda S.;
Gomez, Anu Manchikanti;
Karasek, Deborah;
Nidey, Nichole;
Hotard, Michael;
Hamad, Rita;
Pacheco-Werner, Tania

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journal article

Medicaid Expansion and Perinatal Health Outcomes: A Quasi-Experimental Study.

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Maternal & Child Health Journal, 2024, v. 28, n. 5, p. 959, doi. 10.1007/s10995-023-03879-y

By:

Modrek, Sepideh;
Collin, Daniel F.;
Hamad, Rita;
White, Justin S.

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Article

Understanding the Predictors of Low Take-Up of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): A Nationwide Longitudinal Study.

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Maternal & Child Health Journal, 2023, v. 27, n. 10, p. 1795, doi. 10.1007/s10995-023-03728-y

By:

Guan, Alice;
Batra, Akansha;
Seligman, Hilary;
Hamad, Rita

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Article

Prevalence of and Inequities in Poor Mental Health Across 3 US Surveys, 2011 to 2022.

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JAMA Network Open, 2025, v. 8, n. 1, p. e2454718, doi. 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.54718

By:

Wright, Emily;
Dore, Emily C.;
Koenen, Karestan C.;
Mangurian, Christina;
Williams, David R.;
Hamad, Rita

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Article

Factors associated with anxiety during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States: An analysis of the COVID-19 Citizen Science study.

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PLoS ONE, 2024, v. 19, n. 2, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pone.0297922

By:

Cozen, Aaron E.;
Carton, Thomas;
Hamad, Rita;
Kornak, John;
Faulkner Modrow, Madelaine;
Peyser, Noah D.;
Park, Soo;
Orozco, Jaime H.;
Brandner, Matthew;
O'Brien, Emily C.;
Djibo, Djeneba Audrey;
McMahill-Walraven, Cheryl N.;
Isasi, Carmen R.;
Beatty, Alexis L.;
Olgin, Jeffrey E.;
Marcus, Gregory M.;
Pletcher, Mark J.

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Article

The association of county-level socioeconomic factors with individual tobacco and alcohol use: a longitudinal study of U.S. adults.

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2019

By:

Hamad, Rita;
Brown, Daniel M.;
Basu, Sanjay

Publication type:

journal article

School racial segregation and long-term cardiovascular health among Black adults in the US: A quasi-experimental study.

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2022

By:

Kim, Min Hee;
Schwartz, Gabriel L.;
White, Justin S.;
Glymour, M. Maria;
Reardon, Sean F.;
Kershaw, Kiarri N.;
Gomez, Scarlett Lin;
Collin, Daniel F.;
Inamdar, Pushkar;
Wang, Guangyi;
Hamad, Rita;
Inamdar, Pushkar P

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journal article

Racial and sociodemographic predictors of COVID-19 compared with influenza, appendicitis, and all-cause hospitalization: retrospective cohort analysis.

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Ethnicity & Health, 2023, v. 28, n. 6, p. 836, doi. 10.1080/13557858.2023.2179021

By:

Raphael, Eva;
Azar, Kristen M.J.;
Gu, Dian;
Shen, Zijun;
Rubinsky, Anna;
Wang, Michael;
Pantell, Matthew;
Lyles, Courtney R.;
Fernandez, Alicia;
Bibbins-Domingo, Kirsten;
Pressman, Alice;
Nasrallah, Catherine;
Hamad, Rita

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Article

The Role of Health Care Systems in Bolstering the Social Safety Net to Address Health Inequities in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2022, v. 328, n. 1, p. 17, doi. 10.1001/jama.2022.10160

By:

Hamad, Rita;
Galea, Sandro

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Article

Using “Big Data” to Capture Overall Health Status: Properties and Predictive Value of a Claims-Based Health Risk Score.

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PLoS ONE, 2015, v. 10, n. 5, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pone.0126054

By:

Hamad, Rita;
Modrek, Sepideh;
Kubo, Jessica;
Goldstein, Benjamin A.;
Cullen, Mark R.

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Article

Health education for microcredit clients in Peru: a randomized controlled trial.

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BMC Public Health, 2011, v. 11, n. 1, p. 51, doi. 10.1186/1471-2458-11-51

By:

Hamad, Rita;
Fernald, Lia C. H.;
Karlan, Dean S.

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Article

The effect of maternal anthropometric characteristics and social factors on gestational age and birth weight in Sudanese newborn infants.

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BMC Public Health, 2008, v. 8, n. 1, p. 244

By:

Fernald, Lia C. H.;
Hamad, Rita;
Karlan, Dean;
Ozer, Emily J.;
Zinman, Jonathan

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Article

Small individual loans and mental health: a randomized controlled trial among South African adults.

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BMC Public Health, 2008, v. 8, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/1471-2458-8-409

By:

Fernald, Lia C. H.;
Hamad, Rita;
Karlan, Dean;
Ozer, Emily J.;
Jonathan6Zinman

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Article

Educational attainment and cardiovascular disease in the United States: A quasi-experimental instrumental variables analysis.

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2019

By:

Hamad, Rita;
Nguyen, Thu T.;
Bhattacharya, Jay;
Glymour, M. Maria;
Rehkopf, David H.

Publication type:

journal article

Microcredit participation and women's health: results from a cross-sectional study in Peru.

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International Journal for Equity in Health, 2015, v. 14, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s12939-015-0194-7

By:

Hamad, Rita;
Fernald, Lia C. H.

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Article

The short-term effects of the earned income tax credit on health care expenditures among US adults.

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2019

By:

Hamad, Rita;
Niedzwiecki, Matthew J.

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journal article

The Effects of Job Insecurity on Health Care Utilization: Findings from a Panel of U.S. Workers.

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2016

By:

Hamad, Rita;
Modrek, Sepideh;
Cullen, Mark R.

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journal article