Self-controlled case series with multiple event types [PDF]
Self-controlled case series methods for events that may be classified as one of several types are described. When the event is non-recurrent, the different types correspond to competing risks.
Douglas, Ian J.+4 more
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CONVULSIVE DISORDER IN CHILDREN: THE ROLE OF HERPES VIRUS INFECTIONS
Convulsive disorder frequently poses a great danger. The authors distinguish three groups of children who most often have convulsions. Those are «febrile» convulsions, convulsions that accomapny neuroinfections and epilepsy.
L. V. Vashura+7 more
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Revising the WHO verbal autopsy instrument to facilitate routine cause-of-death monitoring. [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: Verbal autopsy (VA) is a systematic approach for determining causes of death (CoD) in populations without routine medical certification. It has mainly been used in research contexts and involved relatively lengthy interviews.
Abraham Hodgson+75 more
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Convulsions in childhood: electroencephalographs aspects
The electroencephalographic records of 700 children, up to 6 years old, with a history of only convulsions without other clinical manifestations are analysed.
Paulo Pinto Pupo, Isnard Reis Filho
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Research progress of febrile convulsions in children (小儿高热惊厥研究进展)
T he febrile convulsions is a common type of Convulsive disorders in children, affecting children and their parents physical and psychological health.
ZHU Xueshu (朱雪姝)+3 more
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Quality of Neonatal Health Care: Learning From Health Workers’ Experiences in Critical Care in Kilimanjaro Region, Northeast Tanzania [PDF]
Neonatal deaths are generally attributed to suboptimal standards of health care. Health care worker motivation and adherence to existing guidelines are rarely studied.
Ide, Nicole L+5 more
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Ethnomedicine of the Kagera Region, north western Tanzania. Part 3: plants used in traditional medicine in Kikuku village, Muleba District. [PDF]
BACKGROUND\ud \ud The Kagera region of north western Tanzania has a rich culture of traditional medicine use and practice. Traditional medicines are the mainstay of healthcare in this region and are known to support the management of many illnesses such ...
Moshi, Mainen J+2 more
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Combined measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccines produced by GSK (GSK-MMR) and Merck (Merck-MMR) have demonstrated effectiveness and an acceptable safety profile, as documented over decades of post-licensure use in various regions worldwide.
Md Ahsan Habib+4 more
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Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with childhood febrile seizure. [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the demographic and clinical manifestations of patients with mesial temporal sclerosis and temporal lobe epilepsy (MTS-TLE) with childhood febrile seizure (FS) and establishing the potential differences as compared to those ...
Asadi-Pooya, Ali Akbar+3 more
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Acceptability – a neglected dimension of access to health care : findings from a study on childhood convulsions in rural Tanzania [PDF]
: BACKGROUND: Acceptability is a poorly conceptualized dimension of access to health care. Using a study on childhood convulsion in rural Tanzania, we examined social acceptability from a user perspective.
Alba, Sandra+9 more
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