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Socioeconomic inequality in overweight/obesity among US children: NHANES 2001 to 2018

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023
BackgroundPrevious research has found that the prevalence of childhood overweight/obesity varies depending on household income, ethnicity, and sex. The goal of our research is to examine changes over time in socioeconomic inequality and the prevalence of
Stanislav Seydou Traore, Yacong Bo, Guangning Kou, Guangning Kou, Quanjun Lyu, Quanjun Lyu   +5 more
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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
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Transnational inequities in cardiovascular diseases from 1990 to 2019: exploration based on the global burden of disease study 2019

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundTo describe the burden and examine transnational inequities in overall cardiovascular disease (CVD) and ten specific CVDs across different levels of societal development.MethodsEstimates of disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for each ...
Ben Hu, Ben Hu, Jun Feng, Yuhui Wang, Linlin Hou, Linlin Hou, Yinguang Fan   +6 more
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On correcting the concentration index for binary variables

Journal of Health Economics, 2013
This article discusses measurement of socioeconomic inequalities in the prevalence of a health condition, in response to the recent exchange between Guido Erreygers and Adam Wagstaff, in which they discuss the merits of their own corrections to the frequently used concentration index.
Kjellsson, Gustav, Gerdtham, Ulf-G.
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Therapeutic Apheresis in Nigeria: A Multi‐Center Summary of Abstracts From the Inaugural Nigerian Society for Apheresis Scientific Meeting

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Therapeutic apheresis (TA) is an established treatment modality for hematologic, neurologic, and immunologic disorders, yet access remains severely limited in sub‐Saharan Africa. Donor apheresis, including platelet apheresis collection from healthy donors, represents an important complementary modality supporting blood product ...
Nosa Bazuaye, Chimezie Okwuonu, Evelyn Idam, Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola, Shakirat Gold‐Olufadi, Olufunto Olufela Kalejaiye, Abdullateef Ogala, Zinnah Aloziem, Blossom Amamchukwu, Patience Elimia, Mkpoikanabasi Obot‐Obot, Henry Mbakwe, Praises Maduagwuna, Olatunji Akinrodoye, Chiamaka Anyanwu, Benjamin Anyanwu, Adedamola Akinsiku, Oluwatoyin A. Akinsiku, Muzamil O. Hassan, Fatiu A. Arogundade, Olalekan E. Ojo, Homayemem Weli, Jesupelumi Adenihun, Aderemi Adelaja, Ebun Bamgboye, Olalekan Olatise, Ade E. Faponle, Ayoola Odeyemi, Michael Muoka, Stephen Asaolu, Qudrat Busari, Blessing Dawudu, Michael Naiyeju, Rasheed A. Balogun   +33 more
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Equity evaluation of intensive care unit admission based on comorbidity in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: a cross-sectional analysis

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundIntensive care unit (ICU) beds played a crucial role in reducing mortality rates of patients with severe COVID-19. The surge in the number of patients led to a shortage of ICU beds, which may have exacerbated inequity of healthcare utilization.
Yang-Jie Zhu, Jia-Yue Wang, Chen-Nan Wu, Bo-Yang Yu, Bo-Yang Yu, Tong-Tong Liu, Tong-Tong Liu, Yuan Liu, Lu-Lu Zhang   +8 more
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Index-Based Inequality in Quality of Care: An Empirical Comparison of Apples and Pears

Clinical Epidemiology, 2021
Vibe Bolvig Hyldgård,1,2 Søren Paaske Johnsen,3 Rikke Søgaard1,4 1Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark; 2Health Economics, DEFACTUM, Central Region Denmark, Aarhus, Denmark; 3Danish Center for Clinical Health Services Research,
Hyldgård VB, Johnsen SP, Søgaard R
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Indexability, concentration, and VC theory

Proceedings of the Third International Conference on SImilarity Search and APplications, 2010
Degrading performance of indexing schemes for exact similarity search in high dimensions has long since been linked to histograms of distributions of distances and other 1-Lipschitz functions getting concentrated. We discuss this observation in the framework of the phenomenon of concentration of measure on the structures of high dimension and the ...
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Experience With Performing Rheocarna Therapy via the Single‐Needle Method for Treatment of Chronic Limb‐Threatening Ischemia

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction This study investigated the safety and efficacy of single‐needle Rheocarna therapy for chronic limb‐threatening ischemia (CLTI) with wounds. Methods Six patients with CLTI involving ulcers unresponsive to revascularization underwent single‐needle Rheocarna treatment.
Yasutaka Yamauchi, Rie Tanaka, Reona Kawahira, Shingo Nabeta, Kouhei Naoi, Kazuhito Kitajima, Akira Wada, Tomonari Takagi, Norihiko Ohura, Akira Miyamoto   +9 more
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Temporal Distribution of Extreme Precipitation in Barcelona (Spain) under Multi-Fractal n-Index with Breaking Point

Atmosphere
Rainfall regimes are experiencing variations due to climate change, and these variations are adequately simulated by Earth System Models at a daily scale for most regions.
Benoît Gacon, David Santuy, Darío Redolat   +2 more
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