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Disease Surveillance Networks Initiative Asia: Final Evaluation [PDF]

, 2010
The DSN Initiative was launched in 2007 under the new strategy of the Rockefeller Foundation. The initiative intends:[1] To improve human resources for disease surveillance in developing countries, thus bolstering national capacity to monitor, report ...
Caridad A. Ancheta, Elaine S. Perez, Kerry Richter, Ma. Sandra B. Tempongko, Malee Sunpuwan, Ophelia M. Mendoza, Oranut Pachuen, Pratap Singhasivanon   +7 more
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Strength through diversity: how cancers thrive when clones cooperate

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Intratumor heterogeneity can offer direct benefits to the tumor through cooperation between different clones. In this review, Kuiken et al. discuss existing evidence for clonal cooperativity to identify overarching principles, and highlight how novel technological developments could address remaining open questions.
Marije C. Kuiken, Maartje Witsen, Emile E. Voest, Krijn K. Dijkstra   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Newly estimated disability weights for 196 health states in Hubei Province, China

Population Health Metrics
Background The disability weight (DW) reflects the severity of non-fatal outcomes and is an important parameter in calculating the burden of disease. However, the universality of the global, national, or subnational DWs remains controversial.
Mengge Zhou, Lan Zhang, Tianjing He, Shuzhen Zhu, Yumeng Tang, Qian Li, Miaoyan Shen, Jingju Pan   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

A comparison of DALYs for periodontal disease in China between 1990 and 2013: insights from the 2013 global burden of disease study

BMC Oral Health, 2017
Background China has undergone a rapid demographic and epidemiological transition with fast ecomonic development since the 1980s. Oral health is becoming a major public health problem as the prevalence of non-communicable diseases has greatly increased ...
Qi Zhang, Zhixin Li, Chunxiao Wang, Yunning Liu, Yang Yang, Scottie Bussell, Maigeng Zhou, Linhong Wang   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Communicable Diseases and the Workplace [PDF]

, 2019
[Excerpt] Coming to work when we are sick raises some interesting questions: How contagious are we? Should we stay home? What could be done to prevent disease transmission to others, with its effects on absenteeism, performance, and efficiency, as well ...
Brown, Nellie J
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Transcriptional network analysis of PTEN‐protein‐deficient prostate tumors reveals robust stromal reprogramming and signs of senescent paracrine communication

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Combining PTEN protein assessment and transcriptomic profiling of prostate tumors, we uncovered a network enriched in senescence and extracellular matrix (ECM) programs associated with PTEN loss and conserved in a mouse model. We show that PTEN‐deficient cells trigger paracrine remodeling of the surrounding stroma and this information could help ...
Ivana Rondon‐Lorefice, Jose I. Lopez, Aitziber Ugalde‐Olano, Maite Zufiaurre, Ianire Astobiza, Natalia Martin‐Martin, Laura Bozal‐Basterra, Saioa Garcia‐Longarte, Amaia Zabala‐Letona, Sofia Rey, Aida Santos‐Martin, Miguel Unda, Ana Loizaga‐Iriarte, Mariona Graupera, Paolo Nuciforo, Arkaitz Carracedo, Isabel Mendizabal   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Baseline and 7-Year longitudinal trajectories of systolic blood pressure and all-cause mortality in the elderly: A large prospective cohort study in China, 2017–2023

AIMS Public Health
BackgroundHypertension is a critical modifiable risk factor for mortality in the elderly, yet optimal systolic blood pressure (SBP) targets for older adults remain unclear.
Zhuo Wang, Yujin He, Tianyong Wu, Zifang Zhou, Zhi Lei, Rujun Liao, Fangyi Yu, Pengyuan Yang, Xiaoyan Wang, Ling Liu, Longling Yang, Qing Yang, Xuefeng Tang, Xianping Wu, Bo Zhong, Hang Chen, Peng Yin   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

Communicable Disease Control [PDF]

AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 1948
Gaylord W. Anderson, Margaret G. Amstein
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Lifestyle Profile of Elderly Living with Non-communicable Disease in Bangkok and Surabaya [PDF]

, 2019
Lifestyle is one of the underlying risk factor of non-communicable disease (NCD). Dietary habit and exercise pattern are two indicators of lifestyle. Elderly are prone to NCD due to increased age which being independent risk factor.
Artsanthia, J. (Jintana), Sari, N. P. (Ni)   +1 more
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Cohort monitoring of persons with diabetes mellitus in a primary healthcare clinic for Palestine refugees in Jordan. [PDF]

, 2012
Objective  To illustrate the method of cohort reporting of persons with diabetes mellitus (DM) in a primary healthcare clinic in Amman, Jordan, serving Palestine refugees with the aim of improving quality of DM care services.
Allain, Chi, Douglas, Harries, Harries, Harries, Khader, Kumar, Lester, Libamba, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), World Health Organization   +11 more
core   +2 more sources