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Comparison of Cardiovascular Disease Burden between Brazil and Denmark (1990–2021) Based on Global Burden of Disease: Availability of Universal Health System Is Not Enough

Global Heart
Background: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. High-income countries such as Denmark achieved sustained reductions, whereas middle-income countries such as Brazil continue to face high mortality ...
Raphael Mendonça Guimarães, Isabella Tredler Zajdhaft, Laís Pimenta Ribeiro dos Santos, Leonardo Graever, Alixandre Vieira Araujo, Davidis Bechelli Correia da Silva, Eduarda Sanglar Sobreira, Sara Amaral Evangelista, Giulia Teixeira Monteiro Soares, Luiz Carlos Schrotke Pires, Viviane Gomes Parreira Dutra, Helena Dominguez   +11 more
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Life expectancy inequalities between regions of China 2004–2020: contribution of age- and cause-specific mortality

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
BackgroundChina's rapid economic and social development since the early 2000s has caused significant shifts in its epidemiological transition, potentially leading to health disparities across regions.ObjectivesThis study employs Life Expectancy (LE) to ...
Leyi Zhang, Leyi Zhang, Lijuan Sun
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Prevalence of 21 Physician‐Defined Severe Toxicities Following Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment: Australian Retrospective Cohort Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common pediatric cancer, with an overall survival now surpassing 90% in developed countries. However, treatments are not without adverse effects. In this study, we apply the severe toxicity‐free survival (STFS) framework to determine the prevalence of 21 physician‐defined severe ...
Lane Collier, Brittany Grantham, Camilla Grud Nielsen, Louise Lundgren, Liv Andrés‐Jensen, Kjeld Schmiegelow, Chris Selman, Gareth Ball, Elyse Passmore, David A. Elliott, Rachel Conyers   +10 more
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Spatio-temporal clustering of mortality in Butajira HDSS, Ethiopia, from 1987 to 2008

Global Health Action, 2010
Background: Mortality in a population may be clustered in space and time for a variety of reasons, including geography, socio-economics, environment and demographics.
Peter Byass, Mesganaw Fantahun, Anders Emmelin, Mitike Molla, Yemane Berhane   +4 more
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Migration and the epidemiological transition: insights from the Agincourt sub-district of northeast South Africa [PDF]

Global Health Action, 2014
Background: Migration and urbanization are central to sustainable development and health, but data on temporal trends in defined populations are scarce.
Mark A. Collinson, Michael J. White, Philippe Bocquier, Stephen T. McGarvey, Sulaimon A. Afolabi, Samuel J. Clark, Kathleen Kahn, Stephen M. Tollman   +7 more
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The Epidemiologic Transition: A Theory of the Epidemiology of Population Change [PDF]

The Milbank Memorial Fund Quarterly, 1971
Although demography continues to be the most prominent discipline concerned with population dynamics, involvement of other disciplines is highly desirable. The case for a multidisciplinary approach to population theory has been aptly stated by Kurt Mayer: “Any meaningful interpretation of the cause and effects of population changes must … extend beyond
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Epidemiological Transition in Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in Children.

Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 2019
Background: To determine if children's moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sedentary time varied across levels of household income in countries at different levels of Human Development Index (HDI), consistent with the theory of ...
T. Barreira, S. Broyles, C. Tudor-Locke, J. Chaput, M. Fogelholm, G. Hu, R. Kuriyan, E. Lambert, C. Maher, J. Maia, T. Olds, V. Onywera, O. Sarmiento, M. Standage, M. Tremblay, P. Katzmarzyk   +15 more
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Improved Early Referral in Long‐Term Survivor Care With Institutional Standardized Practice Among Childhood Leukemia Survivors#

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In 2018, the Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Center Leukemia Program implemented a practice standard to support the transition from treatment to survivorship that includes shared, alternating care between leukemia and survivorship clinicians and a reminder to refer survivors to the long‐term survivor clinic (LTSC) 2 years after ...
Ji Yun Tark, Kayla L. Foster, Omar Shakeel, Mary C. Shapiro, Shawki L. Qasim, ZoAnn Dreyer, Eric S. Schafer, Ashley M. Butler, Austin L. Brown, Maria Monica Gramatges   +9 more
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The Phenomenon of Epidemiological Transition in Health and the Necessity to Update

NMO Journal
The epidemiological transition is a global shift from communicable diseases to non-communicable diseases and injuries, impacting health and demographic indicators.
Anjali Modi, Rhythm Panchani, Bhautik Modi, Arvind Asthana   +3 more
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Leukemia and Exposure to Potential Benzene Sources in Children From the Mexico City Metropolitan Area, 2010–2021: A Geospatial Analysis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Leukemia is the most common childhood cancer in Mexico, and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most frequent subtype. Exposure to high concentrations of benzene has been associated with ALL incidence, particularly in urban areas. This study evaluated the relationship between distance to benzene emission sources and the number
Orlando Rivera Zurita, Norma Candelaria López Santiago, Claudia Maria García Cuellar, Karla Maldonado Silva, Nancy Reynoso Noverón, Leticia Hernández Cadena   +5 more
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