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Current Government Actions and Potential Policy Options for Reducing Obesity in Queensland Schools

Children, 2018
School nutrition policies provide promising avenues towards the improvement of children’s eating habits and the prevention of obesity. Childhood obesity rates and related chronic diseases are increasing in Queensland, in part as a result of unhealthy ...
Naser A. Alsharairi
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Estimating The Annual Cost of Smoking-Related Diseases in Indonesia [PDF]

, 2009
Background: Smoking plays a role in the development of chronic diseases and causes substantial negative economic consequences. This study was carried out to estimate the annual cost of smoking-related cardio-cerebrovascular and pulmonary diseases in ...
Hudoyo, Ahmad, Jusuf, Anwar, Kusmana, Dede, Purwaningsih, Endang, Setianto, Budhi, Surtidewi, Lujna, Sutrisna, Bambang   +6 more
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Exploring views on satisfaction with life in young children with chronic illness: an innovative approach to the collection of self-report data from children under 11 [PDF]

, 2012
The objective of this study was to explore young children’s views on the impact of chronic illness on their life in order to inform future development of a patient-based self-report health outcome measure.
Alastair G. Sutcliffe, Christie D., Daniel F. Armstrong, David B. Nicholas, Deborah Christie, Dunn L. M., Gabriella Romano, Hans M. Koot, Hasina Khatun, Hemmings P., Jacqueline Barnes, Mark Shevlin, Murray H. A., Nicola Madge, Smith J. A., Streng I., Xenya Kantaris   +16 more
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Incremental Health Care Costs Associated With Food Insecurity and Chronic Conditions Among Older Adults

Preventing Chronic Disease, 2018
Introduction The prevalence of food insecurity and chronic health conditions among older adults is a public health concern. However, little is known about associated health care costs. We estimated the incremental health care costs of food insecurity and
Sandra P. Garcia, A. Haddix, K. Barnett
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Determinants of health care worker breastfeeding experience and practices and their association with provision of care for breastfeeding mothers: a mixed-methods study from Northern Thailand

International Breastfeeding Journal
Background Improving breastfeeding rates is one of the most cost-effective ways to prevent infant deaths, but most of the world falls far below WHO recommended breastfeeding practices.
Mary Ellen Gilder, Chanapat Pateekhum, Nan San Wai, Prapatsorn Misa, Phimthip Sanguanwai, Jarntrah Sappayabanphot, Nan Eh Tho, Wichuda Wiwattanacharoen, Nopakoon Nantsupawat, Ahmar Hashmi, Chaisiri Angkurawaranon, Rose McGready   +11 more
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Prevalence and incidence of hypertension: Results from a representative cohort of over 16,000 adults in three cities of South Asia

Indian Heart Journal, 2017
Background: Despite high projected burden, hypertension incidence data are lacking in South Asian population. We measured hypertension prevalence and incidence in the Center for cArdio-metabolic Risk Reduction in South Asia (CARRS) adult cohort. Methods:
Dorairaj Prabhakaran, Panniyammakal Jeemon, Shreeparna Ghosh, Roopa Shivashankar, Vamadevan S. Ajay, Dimple Kondal, Ruby Gupta, Mohammed K. Ali, Deepa Mohan, Viswanathan Mohan, Masood M. Kadir, Nikhil Tandon, Kolli Srinath Reddy, K.M. Venkat Narayan   +13 more
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Understanding the Twentieth Century Decline in Chronic Conditions Among Older Men [PDF]

I use a sample of Union Army veterans to trace the impact of a high infant mortality rate in area of enlistment, such infectious disease as acute respiratory infections, measles, typhoid fever, tuberculosis, rheumatic fever, diarrhea, and malaria while ...
Dora L. Costa
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Development of a research tool to document self-reported chronic conditions in primary care

Journal of Comorbidity, 2017
Background Researchers interested in multimorbidity often find themselves in the dilemma of identifying or creating an operational definition in order to generate data.
M. Fortin, J. Almirall, K. Nicholson
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Does Use of EHRs Help Improve Quality? [PDF]

, 2011
Summarizes a case study of an Aligning Forces for Quality initiative in the Greater Cleveland area to help local physicians leverage electronic health records to improve patient care for chronic conditions, medication reconciliation, and follow-up ...

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Opioids in chronic musculoskeletal conditions [PDF]

Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease, 2010
The use of opioids for benign disorders has been limited by concerns about these compounds’ potential adverse events and their possible misuse. However, during the last few years an increased use in nonmalignant disorders, including rheumatologic diseases, has been observed.
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