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Vitamin D status of northern indigenous people of Russia leading traditional and “modernized” way of life [PDF]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2014 Background: Vitamin D status in groups of northern indigenous people of Russia leading close to traditional (seminomadic reindeer herding), post-traditional (in settlements) or “modernized” (in towns) way of life was analysed.
Andrew Kozlov +4 more
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Frontiers in Tropical Diseases, 2023 IntroductionGhana has made significant progress in reducing the transmission rate of lymphatic filariasis. However, very little progress has been made in the provision of morbidity management and disability prevention (MMDP) services, which is one of the
Collins Stephen Ahorlu +8 more
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Extreme empiricism: John Howard, poetry, and the thermometrics of reform [PDF]
, 2016 This essay examines an outpouring of printed poems and biographical publications in the 1780s and 1790s that sought to shape the public image of the celebrated prison reformer John Howard.
Cervantes, Gabriel, Porter, Dahlia
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The Lancet Public Health, 2019 Summary: Background: Since 2010, the rate of improvement in life expectancy in the UK has slowed. We aimed to put this trend in the context of changes over the long term and in relation to a group of other high-income countries. Methods: We compared sex-
David A Leon, ProfPhD +2 more
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2019 State-of-the-Science of Dispersants and Dispersed Oil (DDO) in U.S. Arctic Waters: Public Health and Food Safety [PDF]
, 2019 Chemical dispersants were employed on an unprecedented scale during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and could be a response option should a large spill occur in Arctic waters. The use of dispersants in response to that spill raised
Coastal Response Research Center
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International Journal of COPD, 2021 Sarah Cook,1– 3 Anne Elise Eggen,1 Laila A Hopstock,1 Sofia Malyutina,4,5 Marina Shapkina,4 Alexander V Kudryavtsev,1,6 Hasse Melbye,1,* Jennifer K Quint3,* 1Department of Community Medicine, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø ...
Cook S +7 more
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Triggers, Protectors, and Predictors in Episodic Migraine. [PDF]
, 2018 PURPOSE OF REVIEW: A wide variety of triggers prompt attacks in episodic migraine. Although experimental triggers such as glyceryl trinitrate reliably produce migraine, natural triggers are much less predictable and vary in importance between individuals.
Marmura, Michael J.
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Socio-demographic factors of cesarean births in Nha Trang city, Vietnam: a community-based survey
Tropical Medicine and Health, 2020 Background The cesarean section rate in Vietnam has been increasing especially in urban area. However, limited evidence identified regarding socio-demographic factors of the cesarean section birth. The objective of this study was to determine the current
Mizuki Takegata +8 more
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A traditional Sami diet score as a determinant of mortality in a general northern Swedish population [PDF]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2012 Objectives. To examine the relationship between “traditional Sami” dietary pattern and mortality in a general northern Swedish population. Study design . Population-based cohort study. Methods.
Lena Maria Nilsson +7 more
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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2023 Background: Brazil ranks first in the number of snakebites in South America. A detailed analysis of these cases is required to improve the public health planning.
Sâmia Caroline Melo Araújo +2 more
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