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Fat-soluble vitamin intake from the consumption of food, fortified food and supplements: design and methods of the Belgian VITADEK study

Archives of Public Health, 2017
Background The adequacy of micronutrient intake is a public health concern, as both insufficient and excessive intake levels may result in adverse health effects.
Isabelle Moyersoen, Stefaan Demarest, Karin De Ridder, Jean Tafforeau, Carl Lachat, John Van Camp   +5 more
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Accounting for recent trends in the prevalence of diarrhoea in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) : results from consecutive cross-sectional surveys [PDF]

, 2012
Objectives: To analyse trends in diarrhoea prevalence by maternal education, access to clean water and improved sanitation, household wealth index; to identify the sources of variation and assess contribution of changes in socioeconomic characteristics ...
Emina Be-Ofuriyua, Jacques, Kandala, Ngianga-Bakwin   +1 more
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Health Survey of Women [PDF]

Medical Journal Armed Forces India, 2003
Dear Editor, At this small base world women's day was celebrated by carrying out medical examination of women. It is prudent to note that in Armed Forces we are mostly concerned with the medical examination of the service personnel, whereas families of service personnel are never screened for common diseases unless they have complaints.
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Should health professionals screen women for domestic violence? : systematic review [PDF]

, 2002
Objective To assess the evidence for the acceptability and effectiveness of screening women for domestic violence in healthcare settings. Design Systematic review of published quantitative studies. Search strategy Three electronic databases (Medline,
Carter, Yvonne, Davidson, Leslie L., Feder, Gene, Ramsay, Jean, Richardson, Jo   +4 more
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Using mobile technology to engage sexual and gender minorities in clinical research. [PDF]

, 2019
IntroductionHistorical and current stigmatizing and discriminatory experiences drive sexual and gender minority (SGM) people away from health care and clinical research.
Bibbins-Domingo, Kirsten, Capriotti, Matthew R, Flentje, Annesa, Frazier, Jeffrey, Lunn, Mitchell R, Obedin-Maliver, Juno, Pletcher, Mark J, Sooksaman, Chollada, Triano, Antony J   +8 more
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National Health Surveys and Health Policy: Impact of the Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Surveys and the Reproductive Health Surveys

West Indian Medical Journal, 2012
Over the last six decades, comprehensive national health surveys have become important data-gathering mechanisms to inform countries on their health status and provide information for health policy and programme planning. Developing countries have only recently begun such surveys and Jamaica has been at the forefront of this effort.
Ferguson, Trevor S, Tulloch-Reid, Marshall, M. Gordon-Strachan, Georgiana, Hamilton, Pansy, Wilks, Rainford J.   +4 more
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A Quality Improvement Initiative to Standardize Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Prophylaxis in Pediatric Patients With Solid Tumors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric patients with extracranial solid tumors (ST) receiving chemotherapy are at an increased risk for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP). However, evidence guiding prophylaxis practices in this population is limited. A PJP‐related fatality at our institution highlighted inconsistent prescribing approaches and concerns about
Kriti Kumar, Denise M. Connolly, Ellen Kellington, Elyse Zelunka, Karla Kerrigan, Furqan Shaikh, Paul C. Nathan, Meredith S. Irwin, Sarah Cohen‐Gogo   +8 more
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Trends, determinants, and newborn mortality related to thermal care and umbilical cord care practices in South Asia

BMC Pediatrics, 2019
Background Although child mortality has decreased over the last several decades, neonatal mortality has declined less substantially. In South Asia, neonatal deaths account for the majority of all under-five deaths, calling for further study on newborn ...
Lindsay Mallick, Jennifer Yourkavitch, Courtney Allen   +2 more
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Sickle Cell Disease Is an Inherent Risk for Asthma in a Sibling Comparison Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) and asthma share a complex relationship. Although estimates vary, asthma prevalence in children with SCD is believed to be comparable to or higher than the general population. Determining whether SCD confers an increased risk for asthma remains challenging due to overlapping symptoms and the ...
Suhei C. Zuleta De Bernardis, Okeleji Olayinka, Mariam Z. Quraishi, Lakshmi V. Srivaths, Deborah L. Brown, Neethu M. Menon, Ricardo A. Mosquera, Ashwin P. Patel, James M. Stark, Aravind Yadav   +9 more
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Sarcopenic obesity is associated with long-term trajectories of physical activity and sedentary behavior

Experimental Gerontology
Background: Sarcopenia is characterized by decreased muscle mass and strength, and when combined with obesity, it is called sarcopenic obesity (SO).
Aarón Salinas-Rodríguez, Ana Rivera-Almaraz, Betty Manrique-Espinoza   +2 more
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