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Improving access to health care among New Zealand's Maori population. [PDF]

, 2006
The health status of indigenous peoples worldwide varies according to their unique historical, political, and social circumstances. Disparities in health between Maoris and non-Maoris have been evident for all of the colonial history of New Zealand ...
Ellison-Loschmann, Lis, Pearce, Neil
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Heterogeneity in the Global Practice of Central Nervous System Staging in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Central nervous system (CNS) involvement in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is assessed by cell counting and cytomorphology from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and is used for treatment stratification worldwide. The ratio of “CNS2” patients in clinical trials ranges from 3% to 40%, with unclear prognostic significance ...
Laura Almási, Bernadett Borbála Huszti, Gábor Barna, Marko Kavcic, Janez Jazbec, Lennart Lenk, Vera Münch, Sophia Polychronopoulou, Ágnes Márk, Maria Thastrup, Lüder H. Meyer, Kjeld Schmiegelow, Cornelia Eckert, Christina Halsey, Dániel J. Erdélyi   +14 more
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Improving shared decision-making around antimicrobial-prescribing during the end-of-life period: a qualitative study of Veterans, their support caregivers and their providers

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Objective: Antimicrobials are frequently used for palliation during end-of-life care, but adverse effects, such as antimicrobial resistance, are a concern. Shared decision-making is beneficial in end-of-life care conversations to help align antimicrobial-
Cassie Cunningham Goedken, Erin Balkenende, Daniel Livorsi, Karleen Giannitrapani, Matthew McCaa, Gosia Clore, Michihiko Goto, Alexandre R. Marra, Eli N. Perencevich   +8 more
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Emapalumab for Immune Effector Cell‐Associated Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis‐Like Syndrome Following CD19‐Directed CAR‐T in Two Patients With B‐ALL: Clinical and Biomarker Correlates

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Immune effector cell‐associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis‐like syndrome (IEC‐HS) is a life‐threatening hyperinflammatory toxicity distinct from cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and neurotoxicity following chimeric antigen receptor T‐cell (CAR‐T) therapy. In a single‐institution retrospective cohort of pediatric and young adult patients
Thomas J. Galletta, Jeremy D. Rubinstein, Christopher E. Dandoy, Ruby Khoury, Angela Faulhaber, Christine L. Phillips, Christa Krupski   +6 more
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Prognostic awareness and prognostic information preferences among advanced cancer patients in Kenya

African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
Background: Cancer is the third leading cause of death in Kenya. Yet, little is known about prognostic awareness and preferences for prognostic information.
Hussein Elias, Semra Ozdemir, Joann Bairavi, Emmah Achieng, Eric A. Finkelstein   +4 more
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Out of care, into university: raising higher education access and achievement of care leavers [PDF]

, 2015
Around 40,000 children are estimated to require out-of-home care in Australia and this number has risen every year over the past decade (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2014a).
Andrew Harvey, Lisa Andrewartha, Michael Luckman, Patricia McNamara   +3 more
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The Role of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Ataxia‐Telangiectasia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Ataxia‐telangiectasia (A‐T) is a DNA repair disorder characterized by neurodegeneration, immunodeficiency, and cancer predisposition. Hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is an established therapy in related disorders such as Fanconi anemia (FA) and Nijmegen breakage syndrome (NBS), but its role in A‐T is unclear.
Laila Alkhouli, Seth Rotz, Masatoshi Takagi, Richa Sharma   +3 more
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Demographic analysis of a low resource, socioculturally diverse urban community presenting for infertility care in a United States public hospital

Contraception and Reproductive Medicine, 2017
Background Infertility is a prevalent disease of reproductive health that exerts an impact on an estimated 80 million people worldwide. For many, involuntary childlessness becomes a central and preoccupying issue in their lives, the impact of which is ...
Jacqueline R. Ho, Jacquelyn R. Hoffman, Lusine Aghajanova, James F. Smith, Marisela Cardenas, Christopher N. Herndon   +5 more
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Health care for irregular migrants: pragmatism across Europe. A qualitative study [PDF]

, 2012
Background Health services in Europe face the challenge of delivering care to a heterogeneous group of irregular migrants (IM). There is little empirical evidence on how health professionals cope with this challenge.
Jensen, N.K., Mertaniemi Ritva, Dia, H., Dia, H,, Devillé, W, Sandhu, S, Priebe, Stefan, Hamidou Dia, Gaddini, Andrea, Elisabeth Ioannidis, Dauvrin Marie, Devillé Walter, Natasja K Jensen, Soares, JJF, Mindaugas Stankunas, Gaddini Andrea, Dauvrin, Marie, Strabmayr, C, Dias, Sónia Maria Ferreira, Stankunas, M,, Devillé, Walter, Stankunas, M., Sónia Dias, Ioannidis, Elisabeth, null null, Marie Dauvrin, Ioannidis, E,, Priebe, S, Jensen, N, Marta Welbel, Puigpinós I Riera, R, Ioannidis, E., Soares, Joaquim J. F.,, Jensen Natasja K, Lorant, V, Lorant, V,, Stankunas, Mindaugas, Lorant, V., Mertaniemi, Ritva, Soares, JJ, Mertaniemi, R, Sárváry, A, Jensen, NK, Straßmayr, C, Ritva Mertaniemi, Puigpinás I Riera, R,, Straßmayr, C., Attila Sárváry, Devillé, W., Kluge, U., Puigpinás I Riera, R, Welbel, M., Kluge, U,, Jensen, Natasja, Kluge, Ulrike, Soares, J.J.F., Puigpinós i, Riera, Rosa, Straßmayr Christa, Jensen, Natasja Koitzsch, Jensen, N,, Welbel, Marta, Mertaniemi, R,, Mertaniemi, R., Straßmayr, Christa, Dia, H, Soares, Joaquim, Kluge Ulrike, Dias, S, Welbel, M,, Sandhu, S., Devillé, W,, Puigpinósi Riera, R., Welbel Marta, Stankunas Mindaugas, Stramayr, C,, Dia Hamidou, Dauvrin, M, Stankunas, M, Sima Sandhu, Ioannidis, E, Ioannidis Elisabeth, Sárváry Attila, Stramayr, C, Dauvrin, M., Kluge, U, Walter Devillé, Sandhu, S,, Soares, Joakim JF, Sarvary, A., Dias, Sónia, Lorant Vincent, Straÿmayr, Christa, Sárváry, Attila, Soares, Joaquim Jf, Ulrike Kluge, Dauvrin, M.,, Priebe, S., Vincent Lorant, Rosa Puigpinós i Riera, Puigpinós i Riera, R., Soares, Joaquim J. F., Dias Sónia, Sandhu, Sima, Priebe, S,, Dia, Hamidou, Soares Joaquim JF, Priebe Stefan, Gaddini, A,, Gaddini, A., Welbel, M, Stefan Priebe, Puigpinós I Riera, Rosa, Sárváry, A,, Jensen, Natasja K, i Riera, Rosa Puigpinós, Sandhu Sima, Dias, S,, Puigpinós i Riera Rosa, Dias, S., Christa Straßmayr, Andrea Gaddini, Lorant, Vincent, Joaquim JF Soares, Gaddini, A, EUGATE study group   +124 more
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Increased Risk of Sarcomas in Children With Congenital Anomalies: Findings From the Genetic Overlap Between Anomalies and Cancer in Kids (GOBACK) Registry Linkage Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric sarcomas are a heterogeneous group of tumors that contribute disproportionately to cancer mortality in children. Although congenital anomalies are among the strongest known risk factors for childhood cancer, the risk of specific sarcoma subtypes among affected individuals has not yet been thoroughly evaluated. Procedure We
Russ Wolters, Ji Yun Tark, Tiffany M. Chambers, Tania A. Desrosiers, Michael E. Scheurer, Charles Shumate, Wendy N. Nembhard, Mahsa M. Yazdy, Eirini Nestoridi, Amanda E. Janitz, Jean Paul Tanner, Russell S. Kirby, Jason L. Salemi, Yao Yu, Chad D. Huff, Sharon E. Plon, Philip J. Lupo, Jeremy M. Schraw   +17 more
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