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The current status of primary prevention in coronary heart disease
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
During the second part of the twentieth century, research advances caused a substantial decline in the rate of coronary heart disease. The decline lasted from the... -
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Is primary care ready to take on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a common childhood psychiatric disorder. The management of ADHD has recently been highlighted. The... -
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Determinants of abstract acceptance for the Digestive Diseases Week – a cross sectional study
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The Digestive Diseases Week (DDW) is the major meeting for presentation of research in gastroenterology. The acceptance of an abstract for presentation at... -
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Policy mapping for establishing a national emergency health policy for Nigeria
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The number of potential life years lost due to accidents and injuries though poorly studied has resulted in tremendous economic and social loss to Nigeria.... -
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Continuous haemofiltration in the intensive care unit
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) was first described in 1977 for the treatment of diuretic-unresponsive fluid overload in the intensive care unit (ICU).... -
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Combating Kinetoplastid diseases
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Today's Kinetoplastida form a diverse order of flagellated protozoans that have evolved from an ancient lineage, rooted near the base of the eukaryotic tree. The... -
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Genetics of osteoarticular disorders, Florence, Italy, 22–23 February 2002
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Osteoporosis (OP) and osteoarthritis (OA), the two most common age-related chronic disorders of articular joints and skeleton, represent a major public health problem... -
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The burden of pediatric HIV/AIDS in Constanta, Romania: a cross-sectional study
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background By 1990, 94 percent of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) cases in Romania were in children less than 13 years of age. The majority of the cases... -
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Are women and providers satisfied with antenatal care? Views on a standard and a simplified, evidence-based model of care in four developing countries
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background This study assessed women and providers' satisfaction with a new evidence-based antenatal care (ANC) model within the WHO randomized trial conducted in... -
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Are the Cochrane group registers comprehensive? A case study of Japanese psychiatry trials
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Language bias is a form of publication bias and constitutes a serious threat to meta-analyses. The Cochrane Controlled Trials Register is one attempt to... -
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Quality end-of-life care: A global perspective
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Quality end-of-life care has emerged as an important concept in industrialized countries. Discussion We argue quality end-of-life care should be seen as a... -
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The promise of e-Health – a Canadian perspective
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Canadians value their health care system above any other social program. Canada's system of health care faces significant financial and population pressures, relating... -
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Quality control and data-handling in multicentre studies: the case of the Multicentre Project for Tuberculosis Research
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The Multicentre Project for Tuberculosis Research (MPTR) was a clinical-epidemiological study on tuberculosis carried out in Spain from 1996 to 1998. In... -
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The average cost of measles cases and adverse events following vaccination in industrialised countries
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Even though the annual incidence rate of measles has dramatically decreased in industrialised countries since the implementation of universal immunisation... -
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Self-medication and non-doctor prescription practices in Pokhara valley, Western Nepal: a questionnaire-based study
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Self-medication and non-doctor prescribing of drugs is common in developing countries. Complementary and alternative medications, especially herbs, are... -
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Outcome of major cardiac injuries at a Canadian trauma center
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Canadian trauma units have relatively little experience with major cardiac trauma (disruption of a cardiac chamber) so injury outcome may not be comparable... -
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Conceptual framework of public health surveillance and action and its application in health sector reform
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Because both public health surveillance and action are crucial, the authors initiated meetings at regional and national levels to assess and reform... -
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Lactoferrin and free secretory component of human milk inhibit the adhesion of enteropathogenic
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Diarrhoea caused by Escherichia coli is an important cause of infant morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli... -
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Encephalomeningocele cases over 10 years in Thailand: a case series
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Encephalomeningocele, especially in the frontoethmoidal region, is a form of neural tube defect which affects patients in Southeast Asia more commonly than...