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Attacking the public health crisis of hepatocellular carcinoma at its roots
Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022 Abstract As the third most common cause of cancer‐related death worldwide with significant mortality rates in the United States, hepatocellular carcinoma has strong association with cirrhosis and chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) with a growing at‐risk population from the rise in chronic liver disease from alcohol use and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
Hannah M. Lee +3 more
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Spatial analysis of neglected diseases in Brazil, 2007 to 2009
Tempus Actas de Saúde Coletiva, 2016 This paper aims to describe a set of epidemiological information regarding the spatial distribution of selected neglected diseases in Brazil from 2007 to 2009 and health care infrastructure and socio-economic indicators 2010.
Joyce Mendes de Andrade Schramm +5 more
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Public health and economic costs of investigating a suspected outbreak of Legionnaires' disease. [PDF]
, 2007 This paper provides one of the first assessments of the burden of both the public health investigation and the economic costs associated with an apparent outbreak of Legionnaires' disease (LD) in South East London.
Harrison, TG +8 more
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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Deficient mismatch repair/microsatellite instability‐High (dMMR/MSI‐H) colorectal cancer (CRC) generally confers a favorable survival yet is paradoxically enriched for poorly differentiated (Por) histology, which is linked to aggressive behavior.
Tomoyuki Momma +9 more
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Health disparities in chronic liver disease
Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022 Abstract The syndemic of hazardous alcohol consumption, opioid use, and obesity has led to important changes in liver disease epidemiology that have exacerbated health disparities. Health disparities occur when plausibly avoidable health differences are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations.
Ani Kardashian +3 more
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Shrinking the Malaria Map: A Prospectus on Malaria Elimination [PDF]
, 2009 \ud Thirty-nine countries across the world are making progress toward malaria elimination. Some are committed to nationwide elimination, while others are pursuing spatially progressive elimination within their borders.
Feachem, Richard G.A. +2 more
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Prediction and prevention of the next pandemic zoonosis. [PDF]
, 2012 Most pandemics--eg, HIV/AIDS, severe acute respiratory syndrome, pandemic influenza--originate in animals, are caused by viruses, and are driven to emerge by ecological, behavioural, or socioeconomic changes.
Carroll, Dennis +8 more
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Respiratory syncytial virus: Clinical and epidemiological pattern in pediatric patients admitted to a children’s hospital between 2000 and 2013 [PDF]
, 2014 INTRODUCTION: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the major causative organism associated with acute lower respiratory tract infections in children.The objective of this study was to describe the clinical and epidemiological pattern of RSV and identify ...
Bakir, Julia +8 more
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A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of the Birth Prevalence of Turner Syndrome
American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Turner syndrome, a chromosomal disorder, causes short stature, pubertal arrest, amenorrhea, and infertility in females. Prevalence estimates vary widely; however, reliable estimates are important for public health initiatives. Therefore, a meta‐analysis was undertaken.
David Hinds +5 more
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Direct cost of headache treatment in Benin, a West African country, in 2023
The Journal of Headache and PainBackground Headache is a public health problem in Africa and is a significant cause of neurological consultations, imposing a heavy burden. Data on its actual economic burden are scarce in Africa.
Mendinatou Agbetou +4 more
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