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Low‐value care and variation in practice in the care of children hospitalized with bronchiolitis in Canada (CareBEST): Protocol for a multi‐center prospective cohort study

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Low‐value care refers to health services for which the potential harms or costs outweigh the benefits of use. Bronchiolitis is the most common and among the most costly causes of pediatric hospitalizations. Evidence consistently shows that many common tests and treatments used to manage bronchiolitis do not improve outcomes ...
Branden Bonham, Tamara Perez, Michelle Bailey, Nick Barrowman, Christopher Bonafide, Ariane Boutin, Melanie Buba, Francine Buchanan, Matthew Carwana, Breanna A. Chen, Evelyn Constantin, Kim de Castris Garcia, Francesca del Giorgio, Zachary Dionisopoulos, Christine Fahim, Karen L. Forbes, Jeremy N. Friedman, Josée Anne Gagnon, Peter J. Gill, Mei Han, Nelly Huynh, Maria Karaceper, Terry P. Klassen, Isabelle Lahaie, Patricia Li, Myla Moretti, Sanjay Mahant, Sarah Manos, Hayat Mekhici, Chris Novak, Olivia Ostrow, Caroline Quach, Julie Quet, Mahmoud Sakran, Anupam Seghal, Alan R. Shroeder, Marc‐André Turcot, Gita Wahi, Olivier Drouin, The Canadian Pediatric Inpatient Research Network (PIRN)   +39 more
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Correlates of Help‐Seeking Behaviour in a Low‐Income Country: A Focus on Children's and Women's Outcomes

Journal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In developing countries, where access to markets and services is limited, poor households often rely on social networks for support. We examine the correlates and outcomes of help‐seeking behaviour among impoverished households in Uganda. We use micro‐household data from the Living Standard Measurement Study—Integrated Surveys on Agriculture ...
Yuanhang Wang, Kashi Kafle, Shahriar Kibriya   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Poverty in Pakistan: Increasing Incidence, Chronic Gender Preponderance, and the Plausibility of Grameen-type Intermediation [PDF]

Pakistan is a large country with a population estimated at 130.580 million.1 The economy has a low-income of US$ 490 per capita, with an estimated Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) of US$ 2230.2 It has managed to achieve substantial economic growth in the ...
Nabeel A. Goheer
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Effectiveness of two supportive periodontal care protocols and outcome predictors during periodontitis: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Periodontology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background A randomized, controlled trial was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of two supportive periodontal care (SPC) approaches in patients with periodontitis and to evaluate possible predictors influencing bleeding on probing (BoP) changes at 24‐month follow‐up.
Gaetano Isola, Marco Annunziata, Angela Angjelova, Angela Alibrandi, Gianluca Martino Tartaglia, Frank A. Scannapieco   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does timing of systemic antibiotics influence periodontal treatment outcomes? A randomized clinical trial

Journal of Periodontology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The aim of this study is to determine whether the timing of metronidazole (MTZ) and amoxicillin (AMX) administration, relative to scaling and root planing (SRP), influences the clinical and microbiological outcomes of periodontal treatment.
Daiane Fermiano, Eduardo de Souza Oliveira, Maria Josefa Mestnik, Luciene C. Figueiredo, Takahiko Shiba, Shunsuke Matsumura, Edson de Sousa, Helio Doyle, Rafael Oliveira Dias, Marcelo de Faveri, Magda Feres   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Family planning success in two cities in Zaire [PDF]

Both projects described here, Matadi and Kananga, helped health providers in those two cities offer clinical family planning services. But their approaches differed markedly.
Bertrand, Jane T., Brown, Judith E.
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A retrospective cohort study comparing periodontal regeneration using fibroblast growth factor‐2 versus autologous bone graft

Journal of Periodontology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Fibroblast growth factor‐2 (FGF‐2) is a novel agent utilized in periodontal regeneration therapy. However, its clinical efficacy compared with autologous bone graft (ABG), a long‐established treatment, remains unclear. This study aimed to compare the clinical outcomes of FGF‐2 and ABG and to assess the impact of patient background ...
Toshiki Matsumoto, Shin Nakamura, Yuki Ito‐Shinoda, Mai Sakamoto, Takayuki Ishii, Yasuki Nonomura, Hidetaka Ideguchi, Keisuke Okubo, Kazu Takeuchi‐Hatanaka, Kazuhiro Omori, Tadashi Yamamoto, Shogo Takashiba   +11 more
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Electrolyzed saline as an alternative to chlorhexidine: Antimicrobial and biofilm volume outcomes in a 4‐day non‐brushing randomized controlled clinical trial

Journal of Periodontology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The biofilm‐inhibitory effects of electrolyzed saline (EOS) vary widely due to differences in formulations and treatment methods. This study analyzed the impact of EOS on key oral microbial species and used serial 3D‐intraoral scans to evaluate its effects on de novo biofilm formation.
Katja Povšič, Haris Munjaković, Naiera Zayed, Wim Teughels, Katja Seme, Aleš Fidler, Rok Gašperšič   +6 more
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Ruxolitinib and vedolizumab salvage therapy in the setting of cytomegalovirus colitis for a patient with newly diagnosed very early onset inflammatory bowel disease

JPGN Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Acute severe ulcerative colitis increases the risk for cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, particularly with the use of immunocompromising medications. We report a case of a 4‐year‐old with newly diagnosed very early onset inflammatory bowel disease presenting with acute severe colitis refractory to both corticosteroids and infliximab, whose ...
Alison Laxer, Morris Edelman, Julie Gallagher, Benjamin Sahn   +3 more
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Fertility developments in Morocco: progression to third birth [PDF]

Nowadays, throughout Morocco a dynamic process of modernization is embracing fertility and nuptial behaviors, family planning, contraceptive use, the role and status of women in the family as well as in society, and political orientations, challenging ...
Agata V. D´Addato
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