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Mortality from external causes in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH Health and Demographic Surveillance System Sites. [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Mortality from external causes, of all kinds, is an important component of overall mortality on a global basis. However, these deaths, like others in Africa and Asia, are often not counted or documented on an individual basis.
Alam, N, Ashebir, Y, Attaa-Pomaa, M, Azongo, D, Bauni, E, Bhuiya, A, Bonfoh, B, Byass, P, Chihana, M, Collinson, MA, Crampin, A, Diboulo, E, Emina, JB, Ezeh, A, Gomez, P, Gyapong, M, Hanifi, SM, Herbst, K, Jasseh, M, Juvekar, S, Kabudula, CW, Kant, S, Khaggayi, C, Khan, WA, Kone, S, Lankoandé, B, Manyeh, AK, Melaku, YA, Millogo, R, Misra, P, Mochamah, G, Mossong, J, Ndila, C, Ngoran, EK, Niamba, L, Nyaguara, A, Obor, D, Odhiambo, FO, Oduro, A, Oti, S, Patil, R, Rai, SK, Sankoh, OA, Sié, A, Soura, AB, Streatfield, PK, Utzinger, J, Wagner, R, Wahab, A, Wak, G, Wamukoya, M, Weldearegawi, B, Williams, TN, Wilopo, S, Wontuo, P   +54 more
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By dawn or dusk—how circadian timing rewrites bacterial infection outcomes

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The circadian clock shapes immune function, yet its influence on infection outcomes is only beginning to be understood. This review highlights how circadian timing alters host responses to the bacterial pathogens Salmonella enterica, Listeria monocytogenes, and Streptococcus pneumoniae revealing that the effectiveness of immune defense depends not only
Devons Mo, Catherine S. Palmer, Jacqueline M. Kimmey   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the quality of medical death certification: a case study of concordance between national statistics and results from a medical record review in a regional hospital in the Philippines

Population Health Metrics, 2018
Background Medical certificates of cause of death (MCCOD) issued by hospital physicians are a key input to vital registration systems. Deaths certified by hospital physicians have been implicitly considered to be of high quality, but recent evidence ...
Marilla Lucero, Ian Douglas Riley, Riley H. Hazard, Diozele Sanvictores, Veronica Tallo, Dorothy Gay Marmita Dumaluan, Juanita M. Ugpo, Alan D. Lopez   +7 more
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Insight into Stagnating Life Expectancy: Analysing Cause of Death Patterns across Socio-economic Groups [PDF]

, 2020
This article analyzes the complexity of female longevity improvements. As socio-economic status is found to influence health and mortality, we partition all individuals, at each age in every year, into five socio-economic groups based on an affluence ...
Blake, D., Kallestrup-Lamb, M., Kjaergaard, S., Rosenkjold, C.   +3 more
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Hematopoietic (stem) cells—The elixir of life?

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The aging of HSCs (hematopoietic stem cells) and the blood system leads to the decline of other organs. Rejuvenating aged HSCs improves the function of the blood system, slowing the aging of the heart, kidney, brain, and liver, and the occurrence of age‐related diseases.
Emilie L. Cerezo, Jonah Anderson, Emilie Dinh Vedrenne, Noël Yeh Martín, Jette Lengefeld   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characteristics and direct causes of death in severely ill patients admitted to a neurology department

Frontiers in Neurology
IntroductionThe study aimed to analyze the characteristics of patients admitted to the neurology department of a tertiary hospital who subsequently died, focusing on those with high disease severity.Materials and methodsWe conducted a retrospective ...
Da Heui Lee, Seok Young Jeong, Byoung-Soo Shin, Byoung-Soo Shin, Hyun Goo Kang, Hyun Goo Kang   +5 more
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Cause of death for patients with breast cancer: discordance between death certificates and medical files, and impact on survival estimates

Archives of Public Health, 2021
Background Registration and coding of cause of death is prone to error since determining the exact underlying condition leading directly to death is challenging.
Hava Izci, Tim Tambuyzer, Jessica Vandeven, Jérôme Xicluna, Hans Wildiers, Kevin Punie, Nynke Willers, Eva Oldenburger, Els Van Nieuwenhuysen, Patrick Berteloot, Ann Smeets, Ines Nevelsteen, Anne Deblander, Harlinde De Schutter, Patrick Neven, Geert Silversmit, Freija Verdoodt   +16 more
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Has Anyone Ever Died of Old Age? [PDF]

, 2003
The omission of aging as a legal cause of death and the largely unrecognized contribution the aging process plays in mortality is ...
Harry R. Moody, Loeonard Hayflick
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Peptide‐based ligand antagonists block a Vibrio cholerae adhesin

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The structure of a peptide‐binding domain of the Vibrio cholerae adhesin FrhA was solved by X‐ray crystallography, revealing how the inhibitory peptide AGYTD binds tightly at its Ca2+‐coordinated pocket. Structure‐guided design incorporating D‐amino acids enhanced binding affinity, providing a foundation for developing anti‐adhesion therapeutics ...
Mingyu Wang, Grace Du, Charity Yongo‐Luwawa, Angelina Lu, Brett Kinrade, Kim Munro, Karl E. Klose, William D. Lubell, Peter Davies, Shuaiqi Guo   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Studying the Degree of Diagnostic Agreement between Medical Records and Death Certificates in Loghman Hospital in 2005

مجله اپیدمیولوژی ایران, 2007
Background & Objectives: There is little doubt about the importance of accurate statistics and reliable information in the promoting community health and optimizing health care.
A Akbarzadeh Bagheban, E Maserat, M Hemmati   +2 more
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