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Physical activity and carotid atherosclerosis risk reduction in population with high risk for cardiovascular diseases: a cross-sectional study

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2022
Background Decreased physical activity had been reported to be a common causal and modifiable risk factor for major vascular events. However, the relationship of physical activity and sedentary leisure time with carotid atherosclerosis in population with
Lulu Chen   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Associations of modifiable risk factors with all-cause and cardiovascular disease deaths: a linkage study among adult community hypertension patients in Hangzhou city

open access: yesZhongguo gonggong weisheng, 2023
ObjectiveTo analyze correlations of modifiable risks with all-cause deaths and cardiovascular disease (CVD) deaths in hypertension patients. MethodsComprehensive data of 2015 on 51 438 community hypertensive patients aged 35 – 85 years were extracted ...
Shijun LIU   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biomedical Research, A Tool to Address the Health Issues that Affect African Populations. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Traditionally, biomedical research endeavors in low to middle resources countries have focused on communicable diseases. However, data collected over the past 20 years by the World Health Organization (WHO) show a significant increase in the number of ...
Peprah, Emmanuel, Wonkam, Ambroise
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A Systematic Review on Travel Medicine Practice to Control Transmission of Communicable Diseases [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Background: The number of international travelers is estimated at 900 million per year and is projected to reach 1.6 billion per year in 2020. Travel medicine is devoted to the health of travelers who visit foreign countries.
Bachtiar, A. (Adang )   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Age-standardized mortality, disability-adjusted life-years and healthy life expectancy in different cultural regions of Guangdong, China: a population-based study of 2005–2015

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2020
Background Guangdong province is dominated by three cultural regions: Canton, Hakka and Hoklo. However, little is known about the disease burden within these regions, particularly because different population,environmental and socioeconomic risk factors ...
Xue-yan Zheng   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Severity and Clinical Outcome of COVID-19 Patients Admitted at a Provincial Infectious and Communicable Disease Hospital of Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Study

open access: yesJournal of Karnali Academy of Health Sciences, 2023
Background: This study provides information regarding severity and clinical outcome of people admitted with the diagnosis of COVID-19 infection during the global pandemic at a provincial infectious disease hospital in Gandaki Province in Nepal.
Bikash Gauchan   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

The burden of non communicable diseases in developing countries [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Background: By the dawn of the third millennium, non communicable diseases are sweeping the entire globe, with an increasing trend in developing countries where, the transition imposes more constraints to deal with the double burden of infective and ...
Boutayeb, A, Boutayeb, S
core   +3 more sources

The patterns of Non-communicable disease Multimorbidity in Iran: A Multilevel Analysis

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2020
The prevalence of non-communicable diseases is increasing worldwide. Multimorbidity and long-term medical conditions is common among these patients. This study aimed to investigate the patterns of non-communicable disease multimorbidity and their risk ...
Zahra Khorrami   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Annual vaccine-preventable disease report for New South Wales, Australia, 2014

open access: yesWestern Pacific Surveillance and Response, 2017
This report provides an epidemiological description of selected vaccine-preventable diseases in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, for 2014 to inform ongoing disease monitoring and control efforts.
Nathan Saul, Robin Gilmour, Paula Spokes
doaj   +1 more source

Antenatal influenza and pertussis vaccination in Western Australia: a cross-sectional survey of vaccine uptake and influencing factors

open access: yesBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2018
Background Influenza and pertussis vaccines have been recommended in Australia for women during each pregnancy since 2010 and 2015, respectively. Estimating vaccination coverage and identifying factors affecting uptake are important for improving ...
Donna B. Mak   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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