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Fluorosis and Oral Health Status in Adolescents Living in a High-Fluoride Groundwater Area: A Case Study of Nairobi Suburbs (Kenya)

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2022
Dental fluorosis is an irreversible defect in dental enamel caused by long-term undesired fluoride intake during tooth formation. The clinical manifestations may range from white spots to dark brown areas, which can initially represent only an aesthetic ...
Paolo Demarchi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Household structure is independently associated with malaria risk in rural Sussundenga, Mozambique

open access: yesFrontiers in Epidemiology, 2023
IntroductionMozambique has the fourth highest malaria cases and malaria mortality globally. Locally, malaria incidence increases from low in the southern region to high in the central and northern regions.
Kelly M. Searle   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Outlook On Oral Health: A Questionnaire Survey Of General Population

open access: yesNational Journal of Community Medicine, 2021
Introduction: Poor oral health and untreated oral conditions are not readily identifiable by general population and morbid oral status is widely accepted as a norm, creating a significant impact on quality of life.
Mahendra Singh Gehlot   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Networks of Care in Rural Madagascar for Achieving Universal Health Coverage in Ifanadiana District

open access: yesHealth Systems & Reform, 2020
Health care is most effective when a patient’s basic primary care needs are met as close to home as possible, with advanced care accessible when needed. In Ifanadiana District, Madagascar, a collaboration between the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) and ...
Laura F. Cordier   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Community Development Health Network

open access: yes, 2009
The Community Development and Health Network (CDHN) aim to end health inequalities using a community development approach - campaigning, influencing policy and developing best practice work which shows that communities, both geographical and of interest &
Community Health Development Network
core   +1 more source

Unconventional Answers to Unprecedented Challenges: The Swedish Experience During the COVID-19 Outbreak [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 2020
Since its early stages, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has posed immense challenges in meeting the public health and healthcare and social care needs of migrants.
Giuseppe Valeriani   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Towards Integrated Care for Chronic Patients in Belgium: The Pilot Project, an Instrument Supporting the Emergence of Collaborative Networks

open access: yesSocieties, 2019
In 2015, the Belgian Health Ministers launched a plan intended to evolve towards an integrated care system for chronic patients. This plan is implemented through pilot projects involving local actors.
Mélanie De Winter
doaj   +1 more source

Improving Oral Health Using Teledentistry and Virtual Dental Homes: Concepts and Progress

open access: yesJournal of the California Dental Association, 2023
Background In the last several decades new delivery systems have been developed and tested that demonstrate the ability to reach people who traditionally do not receive dental care.
Adam Lampe   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health‐Related Quality of Life and Symptom Severity Among Patients With PIK3CA‐Related Overgrowth Spectrum: A Mixed‐Methods Study to Understand Real‐World Experience With Alpelisib Treatment

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background PIK3CA‐related overgrowth spectrum (PROS) includes several rare overgrowth disorders resulting from somatic gain‐of‐function mutations in PIK3CA. Despite treatment advances, including the recent approval of alpelisib for PROS in the United States, literature detailing the patient experience with PROS is limited.
Vamsi Bollu   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk Communication in Health [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Policy makers, health professionals, and patients have to understand health statistics to make informed medical decisions. However, health messages often follow a persuasive rather than an informative approach and undermine the idea of informed decisionmaking. The current practice of health risk communication is often biased: Risks are communicated one
Bodemer, Nicolai, Gaissmaier, Wolfgang
openaire   +3 more sources

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