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Anthropometric and Biochemical Predictors for Hypertension in a Cross-Sectional Study in Zanzibar, Tanzania

Frontiers in Public Health, 2019
Background: Aim of this study was to describe the proportion of hypertension among Zanzibari of different age-groups and to detect possible correlates of this non-communicable disease.Methods: In 2013 a cross-sectional survey was conducted in Unguja ...
Lara Kim Brackmann, Christoph Buck, Maria Adam Nyangasa, Soerge Kelm, Mohammed Sheikh, Antje Hebestreit   +5 more
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Lessons in Linkage: Combining Administrative Data Using Deterministic Linkage for Surveillance of Sports and Recreation Injuries in Florida, United States

International Journal of Population Data Science, 2022
Objectives Previous and ongoing epidemiological surveillance of sports and recreation injuries (SRI) has been cross-sectional in nature, utilised a subset of injuries based on athletic trainer availability, or focused on elite and professional athletes.
Charlotte Baker, Quinton Nottingham, Jonathan Holloway   +2 more
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Influence of demographic changes on the impact of vaccination against varicella and herpes zoster in Germany – a mathematical modelling study

BMC Medicine, 2018
Background Epidemiological studies suggest that reduced exposure to varicella might lead to an increased risk for herpes zoster (HZ). Reduction of exposure to varicella is a consequence of varicella vaccination but also of demographic changes.
Johannes Horn, Oliver Damm, Wolfgang Greiner, Hartmut Hengel, Mirjam E. Kretzschmar, Anette Siedler, Bernhard Ultsch, Felix Weidemann, Ole Wichmann, André Karch, Rafael T. Mikolajczyk   +10 more
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Third Follow-Up of the Study on Occupational Allergy Risks (SOLAR III) in Germany: Design, Methods, and Initial Data Analysis

Frontiers in Public Health, 2021
Introduction: Asthma and allergies are complex diseases affected by genetic and environmental factors, such as occupational and psychosocial factors, as well as interactions between them.
Felix Forster, Felix Forster, Sylvia Kreißl, Laura Wengenroth, Laura Wengenroth, Christian Vogelberg, Erika von Mutius, Erika von Mutius, Bianca Schaub, Bianca Schaub, Dennis Nowak, Dennis Nowak, Tobias Weinmann, Tobias Weinmann, Katja Radon, Katja Radon, Jessica Gerlich, Jessica Gerlich   +17 more
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Assessing Mbiotisho: A smartphone application used to collect high‐frequency health and nutrition data from difficult‐to‐reach populations

Maternal and Child Nutrition, 2023
There is an urgent need for improved and timely health and nutrition data. We developed and tested a smartphone application that caregivers from a pastoral population used to measure, record and submit high‐frequency and longitudinal health and nutrition
Nathaniel Jensen, Watson Lepariyo, Vincent Alulu, Simbarashe Sibanda, Beatrice N. Kiage   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

German Million Children Cohort: a historical birth cohort based on claims data to investigate the impact of immunisation and other early life factors on the risk of cancer and other diseases in childhood – cohort profile

BMJ Open
Purpose As a historical register-based birth cohort, the German Million Children Cohort was set up using data from the German Pharmacoepidemiological Research Database (GePaRD), a health insurance database covering ~20% of the German population.
Wolfgang Ahrens, Ulrike Haug, Rajini Nagrani, Lara Kim Brackmann, Loviisa Mulanje, Sophie Langbein, Bianca Kollhorst, Manuela Marron   +7 more
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Effects of air pollution on children's health in Niš and Niška Banja [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2005
Background. Epidemiological studies point out that air pollution in the cities was a major risk for health of the exposed population. In particular, the effects of air pollutants were adverse to the respiratory tract.
Nikić Dragana, Stojanović Dušica B., Nikolić Maja   +2 more
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Prenatal exposure to medication and risk of childhood cancer – a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Cancer
Background The use of medication during pregnancy carries a potential health risk, including childhood cancer, for the unborn child. However, most drugs examined in previous observational studies have shown inconsistent results with the risk of childhood
Alicia Lübtow, Manuela Marron, Rajini Nagrani, Loviisa Mulanje, Wolfgang Ahrens, Lara Kim Brackmann   +5 more
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The Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic on Childhood Cancer Survival: A Population‐Based Assessment of Survival Patterns Between 2015 and 2023 in Germany

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Numerous international studies have reported declines in new cancer diagnoses, delayed diagnoses and disruptions in cancer treatment following the implementation of COVID‐19 pandemic public health measures, raising concerns that these effects may ultimately contribute to increased cancer mortality.
Friederike Erdmann, Maike Wellbrock, Javier Louro, Arndt Borkhardt, Martin Schrappe, Claudia Trübenbach, Desiree Grabow, Cécile M. Ronckers, Joachim Schüz   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Parents of Youth With Cancer Report on Their Psychosocial Care: iSTEPPP Survey Finds Alignment and Gaps With Standards

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The Standards for Psychosocial Care for Children with Cancer and Their Families guide the provision of comprehensive psychosocial care. Parallel to research characterizing implementation of the Standards from the perspective of providers, this study examines implementation of the Standards from the perspective of parents of youth ...
Emily M. Pariseau, Kimberly Buff, Michele A. Scialla, Kimberly S. Canter, Lori Wiener, Victoria Sardi‐Brown, Julia B. Tager, Kamyar Arasteh, Anne E. Kazak   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source