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Australian burden of disease study: fatal burden of disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 2010 [PDF]

, 2015
This report presents estimates of fatal burden for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians for 2010. Estimates of the \u27gap\u27 in fatal burden between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians are also reported, together with selected sub ...
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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Pathogen burden and cortisol profiles over the day [PDF]

, 2009
Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) regulation in adults is influenced by early psychosocial adversity, but the role of infectious disease history is poorly understood.
Steptoe, A, Shamaei-Tousi, A, Gylfe, Åsa,, Gylfe, A, Henderson, B, Bergstrom, S, Bergström, Sven,   +6 more
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Disaggregating proportional multistate lifetables by population heterogeneity to estimate intervention impacts on inequalities

Population Health Metrics, 2022
Background Simulation models can be used to quantify the projected health impact of interventions. Quantifying heterogeneity in these impacts, for example by socioeconomic status, is important to understand impacts on health inequalities.
Patrick Andersen, Anja Mizdrak, Nick Wilson, Anna Davies, Laxman Bablani, Tony Blakely   +5 more
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Estimating the changing burden of disease attributable to high systolic blood pressure in South Africa for 2000, 2006 and 2012

South African Medical Journal, 2022
Background. Ongoing quantification of trends in high blood pressure and the consequent disease impact are crucial for monitoring and decision-making. This is particularly relevant in South Africa (SA) where hypertension is well-established.
B Nojilana, N Peer, N Abdelatif, A Cois, A E Schutte, D Labadarios, E B Turuwa, R A Roomaney, O F Awotiwon, I Neethling, R A Roomaney, V Pillay-van Wyk, D Bradshaw   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Infant Embryonal CNS Tumors: Molecular Insights and Treatment Considerations for Contemporary Pediatric Neuro‐Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Embryonal tumors comprise the majority of malignant central nervous system (CNS) neoplasms diagnosed in children under 3 years of age. Compared with their counterparts in older children, these tumors exhibit distinct molecular biology and a more aggressive clinical phenotype, while their management is complicated by the heightened ...
Sudarshawn Damodharan, Mariah Wright‐Nadkarni, Mohamed S. Abdelbaki, Girish Dhall   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of a measure of caregiver burden in paediatric chronic kidney disease: the Paediatric Renal Caregiver Burden Scale [PDF]

, 2014
To inform the development of a measure of caregiver burden for carers of children with chronic kidney disease, interviews were conducted with 16 caregivers and 10 renal healthcare professionals. A pool of 97 items generated from interviews was reduced to
Holttum, S., Horthi, D., Marks, S., Parham, R., Jacyna, N., Camic, P.   +5 more
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Bayesian modelling of population trends in alcohol consumption provides empirically based country estimates for South Africa

Population Health Metrics, 2021
Background Alcohol use has widespread effects on health and contributes to over 200 detrimental conditions. Although the pattern of heavy episodic drinking independently increases the risk for injuries and transmission of some infectious diseases, long ...
Annibale Cois, Richard Matzopoulos, Victoria Pillay-van Wyk, Debbie Bradshaw   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Estimating the changing burden of disease attributable to high sodium intake in South Africa for 2000, 2006 and 2012

South African Medical Journal, 2022
Background. Elevated sodium consumption is associated with increased blood pressure, a major risk factor for cardiovascular and chronic kidney disease. Objectives.
B Nojilana, N Abdelatif, A Cois, A E Schutte, E Wentzel-Viljoen, E B Turuwa, R A Roomaney, O F Awotiwon, I Neethling, R Pacella, V Pillay-van Wyk, D Bradshaw   +11 more
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Ewing Sarcoma in Infants and Children Under 2 Years of Age: A French Retrospective Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ewing sarcoma, the second most common primary bone cancer in children, requires intensive treatment that may lead to significant long‐term sequelae, particularly in infants. We retrospectively analyzed data from 1621 French patients treated between 1988 and 2015 within the EW88/93/97 or EE99 trials, focusing on 17 infants diagnosed before 24 ...
Elodie Verdier, Nathalie Cozic, Marie‐Dominique Tabone, Gaelle Pierron, Perrine Marec‐Berard, Sarah Winter, Gabriel Revon‐Rivière, Cyril Lervat, Dominique Plantaz, Marie‐Pierre Castex, Gregory Guimard, Estelle Thebaud, Stephanie Proust, Laure Saumet, Natacha Entz‐Werle, Sophie Taque, Cécile Vérité, Marta Jimenez, Nathalie Gaspar   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fuelling walking and cycling: human powered locomotion is associated with non-negligible greenhouse gas emissions

Scientific Reports, 2020
Reducing motorized transport and increasing active transport (i.e. transport by walking, cycling and other active modes) may reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve health. But, active modes of transport are not zero emitters.
Anja Mizdrak, Linda J Cobiac, Christine L Cleghorn, Alistair Woodward, Tony Blakely   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source