Philippe Gamache
Biographic Data
| ID | 3930337 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Philippe Gamache |
| GIVEN NAMES | Philippe |
| FAMILY NAME | Gamache |
| SIGNATURE | GAMACHE P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 38 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Severe and Moderate Asthma Exacerbations in Asthmatic Children and Exposure to Ambient Air Pollutants
Our results support the conclusion, within the limitation of this study, that asthma exacerbations in asthmatic children are mainly associated with time dependent residential exposures less with exposure at birth
Weighing the contributions of material and social area deprivation to preterm birth
Influence of social and material individual and area deprivation on suicide mortality among 2.7 million Canadians
Individual disadvantage was associated with suicide mortality, particularly for males. With some exceptions, there was little evidence that area deprivation modified the influence of individual disadvantage on suicide risk. Prevention strategies should primarily focus on individuals who are unemployed or out of the labour force, and have low education or income. Individuals with low income or who are living alone in deprived areas should also be …
Health Inequalities, Deprivation, Immigration and Aboriginality in Canada
A deprivation index for health planning in Canada
Administrative databases in the Canadian health sector do not contain socio-economic information. To facilitate the monitoring of social inequalities for health planning, this study proposes a material and social deprivation index for Canada. After explaining the concept of deprivation, we describe the methodological aspects of the index and apply it to the example of premature mortality (i.e. death before the age of 75). We illustrate variations…
Health inequalities in urban and rural Canada
Les inégalités sociales de santé au Québec
Partout dans le monde, on constate non seulement la persistance, mais bien le creusement des inégalités en matière de santé. Le Québec ne fait pas exception : on a estimé qu'environ cinq ans d'espérance de vie et près de quinze années de vie en bonne santé y séparent les populations les plus défavorisées des groupes les plus avantagés. Cet écart ne s'explique qu'en partie par l'inégale répartition des ressources matérielles. Les causes sont à l'é…
Recent changes in the geography of social disparities in premature mortality in Québec
Les inégalités sociales de santé au Québec
Partout dans le monde, on constate non seulement la persistance, mais bien le creusement des inégalités en matière de santé. Le Québec ne fait pas exception : on a estimé qu'environ cinq ans d'espérance de vie et près de quinze années de vie en bonne santé y séparent les populations les plus défavorisées des groupes les plus avantagés. Cet écart ne s'explique qu'en partie par l'inégale répartition des ressources matérielles. Les causes sont à l'é…
Recent changes in the geography of social disparities in premature mortality in Québec
A deprivation index for health planning in Canada
Administrative databases in the Canadian health sector do not contain socio-economic information. To facilitate the monitoring of social inequalities for health planning, this study proposes a material and social deprivation index for Canada. After explaining the concept of deprivation, we describe the methodological aspects of the index and apply it to the example of premature mortality (i.e. death before the age of 75). We illustrate variations…
Health inequalities in urban and rural Canada
Health Inequalities, Deprivation, Immigration and Aboriginality in Canada
Influence of social and material individual and area deprivation on suicide mortality among 2.7 million Canadians
Individual disadvantage was associated with suicide mortality, particularly for males. With some exceptions, there was little evidence that area deprivation modified the influence of individual disadvantage on suicide risk. Prevention strategies should primarily focus on individuals who are unemployed or out of the labour force, and have low education or income. Individuals with low income or who are living alone in deprived areas should also be …
Weighing the contributions of material and social area deprivation to preterm birth
Severe and Moderate Asthma Exacerbations in Asthmatic Children and Exposure to Ambient Air Pollutants
Our results support the conclusion, within the limitation of this study, that asthma exacerbations in asthmatic children are mainly associated with time dependent residential exposures less with exposure at birth
Demography (6 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Geography (5 works) · Population (5 works) · Demography (4 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Inequality (4 works) · Global Health Care Issues (3 works)