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SES in Healthcare commonly refers to Socioeconomic Status, a measure that reflects an individual's or family's economic and social position relative to others, based on income, education, and occupation. This concept is crucial in understanding health disparities and access to healthcare resources.
Analyzed in 2016–2017, associations of SES measures with obesity, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, chronic rhinosinusitus, fatigue, and migraine headache were assessed using weighted age- and sex-adjusted logistic regression.
- Joan A. Casey, Joan A. Casey, Jonathan Pollak, M. Maria Glymour, Elizabeth R. Mayeda, Annemarie G. H...
- 10.1016/j.amepre.2017.10.004
- 2018
- 2018/03
SES is commonly identified as the social standing or class of an individual or group. It is often measured as a combination of education, income and occupation and expressed as an index as for example in Kuppuswamy's scale. It has its use in not just social science, but also in medicine.
- Sunil K Raina
- 2015
Dec 3, 2020 · A complete guide to nursing lingo including types of nurses, nursing degrees, exams, certifications, hospital units, and medical acronyms.
The use of certain abbreviations can be dangerous and lead to patient injury or death. Examples of error-prone medical abbreviations include: IU (international unit): may be confused with “IV” (intravenous) µg (microgram): may be confused with mg (milligram) U (unit): may be mistaken for “0” (zero), increasing the dose tenfold.
Find definitions of medical abbreviations commonly found in health records. If you do not know an abbreviation, you may be able to find out what it means here.
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You’re encouraged to ask health care staff to explain the meanings of acronyms they use, even if you have to ask more than once. Below you will find a list of common acronyms used across the Ontario health care system.