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Using the SF-36 with older adults: a cross-sectional community-based survey [PDF]

, 2001
OBJECTIVES: To assess the practicality and validity of using the SF-36 in a community-dwelling population over 65 years old, and obtain population scores in this age group.
Brazier, J.E., Munro, J.F., Walters, S.J.   +2 more
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Pazopanib Combined With Vincristine and Irinotecan in Relapsed Wilms Tumor: Encouraging Outcomes in a Heavily Pretreated Pediatric Cohort

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background While Wilms tumor (WT) typically has a favorable prognosis, relapsed cases—especially those with high‐risk histology—remain therapeutically challenging after intensive frontline therapy. The combination of vincristine and irinotecan has demonstrated activity in pediatric solid tumors, and pazopanib, a multi‐targeted tyrosine kinase ...
Maria Debora De Pasquale, Alessandro Crocoli, Giuseppe Maria Milano, Pierluigi Di Paolo, Francesca Diomedi Camassei, Ida Russo, Annalisa Serra   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of tobacco use in adults; 2016 nationally representative household survey in Iran

International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2022
Background: Tobacco use is an established preventable risk factor for many noncommunicable diseases and is considered as an important indicator for monitoring progress towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This
Sahand Riazi-Isfahani, Zhaleh Abdi, Ali Sheidaei, Elham Ahmadnezhad   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Croatian Adult Health Cohort Study (CroHort) - background, methodology & perspectives [CroHort: Hrvatska kohortna studija kardiovaskularnog zdravlja - pozadina, metodologija i perspektiva] [PDF]

, 2012
Health interview surveys are important source of health information. All previous adult population-based health interview surveys in Croatia until CroHort, were one-off projects with very limited possibility of data comparison.
Dečković-Vukres, Vlasta, Erceg, Marijan, Ivičević Uhernik, Ana, Kern, Josipa, Mihel, Sandra, Pristaš, Ivan, Vuletić, Silvije   +6 more
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Potential Early Risk Biomarkers for Reduced Forced Expiratory Volume in Children Post‐Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We sought to identify potential early risk biomarkers for lung disease in children post‐allogeneic HCT. Patients with pulmonary function tests 3 months post‐transplant and plasma samples between days 7 and 14 post‐HCT were included. Six of 27 subjects enrolled had reduced forced expiratory volume 1 (FEV1) z scores.
Isabella S. Small, Pi Chun Cheng, April L. Rahrig, Courtney M. Rowan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intrinsic capacity trajectories and socioeconomic inequalities in health: the contributions of wealth, education, gender, and ethnicity

International Journal for Equity in Health
Background Life-long health inequalities exert enduring impacts and are governed by social determinants crucial for achieving healthy aging. A fundamental aspect of healthy aging, intrinsic capacity, is the primary focus of this study.
Aaron Salinas-Rodríguez, Julián Alfredo Fernández-Niño, Ana Rivera-Almaraz, Betty Manrique-Espinoza   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing the effect of an educational intervention on early childhood development among Mexican preschool children in the state of Oaxaca: a study protocol of a cluster randomized stepped-wedge trial

Trials, 2022
Background Early childhood development (ECD) is essential in human capacity building and a critical element in the intergenerational process of human development.
Amado D. Quezada-Sánchez, Evelyn Fuentes-Rivera, Angélica García-Martínez, María del Carmen Hernández-Chávez, Carlos Pineda-Antúnez, Martín Romero Martínez, Armando García-Guerra, Raquel García-Feregrino, Abby Madrigal-Ramírez, Tania Santiago-Angelino, Fabián Olvera-Flores, Lourdes Schnaas, Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, Edson Serván-Mori   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Estimating the changing burden of disease attributable to unsafe water and lack of sanitation and hygiene in South Africa for 2000, 2006 and 2012

South African Medical Journal, 2022
Background. The incidence of diarrhoeal disease is closely linked to socioeconomic and environmental factors, household practices and access to health services.
N Nannan, I Neethling, A Cois, R Laubscher, E B Turawa, R Pacella, D Bradshaw, V Pillay-van Wyk   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Personalizing the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship: Adapting Training for the Next Generation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The pediatric hematology‐oncology fellowship training curriculum has not substantially changed since its inception. The first year of training is clinically focused, and the second and third years are devoted to scholarship. However, this current structure leaves many fellows less competitive in the current job market, resulting in ...
Scott C. Borinstein, Melissa J. Rose, Scott Moerdler, Richard Ho   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nationally representative SARS-CoV-2 antibody prevalence estimates after the first epidemic wave in Mexico

Nature Communications, 2022
SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence surveys provide estimates of the extent of prior infection in a population. In this nationally representative survey from Mexico, the authors estimate seroprevalence after the first epidemic wave at ~25%, with variation by ...
Ana Basto-Abreu, Martha Carnalla, Leticia Torres-Ibarra, Martín Romero-Martínez, Jesús Martínez-Barnetche, Irma López-Martínez, Rodrigo Aparicio-Antonio, Teresa Shamah-Levy, Celia Alpuche-Aranda, Juan A. Rivera, Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutierrez, ENSANUT-COVID collaborators   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source