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Explaining and responding to the Ebola epidemic [PDF]

, 2015
The Ebola epidemic in West Africa is not merely a biomedical problem that can be seen in isolation and dealt with only through emergency medical rescue processes.
Benatar, Solomon, Solomon Benatar
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Curriculum Guidelines for Social and Behavioral Sciences in Predoctoral Dental Education

Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Social and behavioral sciences are an integral part of predoctoral dental education, given the important role of social and behavioral factors in oral health, dentist‐patient communication, the provision of person‐centered care, and patients’ experience of dental treatment and their treatment outcomes.
Cameron L. Randall, Casey D. Wright, Dolores Cannella, Jessica G. Hinz, Daniel W. McNeil, Drashty P. Mody, Gary Pape, Yun Saksena, Vaishali Singhal, Lance Brendan Young, Stuart M. Schrader   +10 more
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Reimagining Dental Education for Planetary Health, One Health, and Environmental Sustainability: A Narrative Review With Case Studies

Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Oral health is shaped by environmental, social, and systemic determinants that extend well beyond clinical care. As frequent points of contact within the health system, oral health professionals are uniquely positioned to advance sustainable practices and holistic health policies.
Faizan Alawi, Jonathan Dixon, James Field, Nicolas Martin   +3 more
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Clinical progress note: Rotavirus

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Rotavirus is a vaccine‐preventable cause of acute, viral gastroenteritis typically characterized by diarrhea, vomiting, and fever. Prior to rotavirus vaccine introduction, nearly all children worldwide had been infected by 5 years of age. Severe rotavirus gastroenteritis causes dehydration and electrolyte derangements, and infants and young ...
Kelsey Thetford, Meghan Hofto
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Syndromic Surveillance and Bioterrorism-related Epidemics

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2003
To facilitate rapid detection of a future bioterrorist attack, an increasing number of public health departments are investing in new surveillance systems that target the early manifestations of bioterrorism-related disease.
James W. Buehler, Ruth L. Berkelman, David M. Hartley, Clarence J. Peters   +3 more
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Baltimore Smallpox Epidemic Collection

, 1871
The Baltimore Smallpox Epidemic Collection comprises correspondence and financial records relating to an epidemic between 1871 and 1882. Topics of interest include smallpox vaccinations, measures taken to prevent the spread of the epidemic, including ...
Baltimore Smallpox Epidemic Collection
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Inter‐Group Agreement in Chest Radiographic Quality Assessment: Comparing Final‐Year Students and Experienced Radiographers Across Three Quality Assessment Domains During the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, EarlyView.
Final‐year radiography students and experienced radiographers assessed 70 chest radiographs using structured criteria for positioning, sharpness and anatomical visibility. The level of agreement was good to excellent across all three domains, with an overall ICC of 0.90.
Peter O'Reilly, Dania Abu Awwad, Ernest Ekpo, Warren Reed   +3 more
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Virological study of an epidemic of febrile illness with haemorrhagic manifestations at Kanpur, India, during 1968

, 1970
Several epidemics of febrile illnesses associated with haemorrhagic manifestations occurred in India during 1963 and 1964. These epidemics were restricted to the eastern coastal areas. However, in northern India, for the first time, a widespread epidemic
Mehrotra, R. M. L., Mathur, Asha, Mehrotra, N. K., Chaturvedi, U. C., Kapoor, A. K.   +4 more
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Predicting Opioid Epidemic by Using Twitter Data [PDF]

, 2018
Opioid crisis was declared as a public health emergency in 2017 by the President of USA. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 91 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose.
Rendon, David Campo, Wu, Yubao, Skums, Pavel, Zelikovsky, Alex, Liao, Xueting   +4 more
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Chapter 1 Stochastic Epidemic Models

, 2019
This first chapter introduces some basic facts about stochastic epidemic models.We consider the case of a closed community, i.e. without influx of new susceptibles or mortality.
Pardoux, Etienne, Etienne Pardoux, Tom Britton, Britton, Tom,   +3 more
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