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Synthesizing diverse evidence: the use of primary qualitative data analysis methods and logic models in public health reviews [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Objectives: The nature of public health evidence presents challenges for conventional systematic review processes, with increasing recognition of the need to include a broader range of work including observational studies and qualitative research, yet ...
A. Killoran   +36 more
core   +2 more sources

Taking multi-morbidity into account when attributing DALYs to risk factors: comparing dynamic modeling with the GBD2010 calculation method

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2017
Background Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) quantify the loss of healthy years of life due to dying prematurely and due to living with diseases and injuries.
Hendriek C. Boshuizen   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cost-effectiveness of mandatory bicycle helmet use to prevent traumatic brain injuries and death

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2020
Background Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the main cause of mortality and severe morbidity in cyclists admitted to Dutch emergency departments (EDs).
Rick Reuvers   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploration of genome-wide DNA methylation profiles in night shift workers

open access: yesEpigenetics, 2023
The past decades, studies indicated that night shift work is associated with adverse health effects, however, molecular mechanisms underlying these effects are poorly understood.
Paul Wackers   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of physical activity on healthcare costs: a systematic review

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2023
Background This systematic review aims to describe the relation between physical inactivity and healthcare costs, by taking into account healthcare costs of physical-inactivity-related diseases (common practice), including physical-activity-related ...
Marjolein Duijvestijn   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

T cell responses to viral infections - opportunities for peptide vaccination

open access: yesFrontiers in Immunology, 2014
An effective immune response against viral infections depends on the activation of cytotoxic T cells that can clear the infection by killing virus-infected cells.
Sietske eRosendahl Huber   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lessons for public health campaigns from analysing commercial food marketing success factors: a case study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Background: Commercial food marketing has considerably shaped consumer food choice behaviour. Meanwhile, public health campaigns for healthier eating have had limited impact to date.
Aschemann-Witzel, Jessica   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Whole Genome Sequencing to Identify Multiple Clusters of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacterales Cases – Colorado, 2022-2023

open access: yesAntimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Background: The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) detected an increase in Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (KPC-CRE) infections in October 2022.
Jennifer Driscoll   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dutch DALYs, current and future burden of disease in the Netherlands

open access: yesArchives of Public Health, 2020
Background The Disability Adjusted Life Year (DALY) is a measure to prioritize in the public health field. In the Netherlands, the DALY estimates are calculated since 1997 and are included in the Public Health Status and Foresight studies which is an ...
Henk B. M. Hilderink   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Children's eating behaviours: The importance of the family setting [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Childhood obesity has become a major public health challenge. Whilst it is accepted that the aetiology of obesity is complex, there is very little that targets the home environment and specifically looks at the family setting and how this influences ...
Brownell   +13 more
core   +1 more source

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