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One‐year outcomes for congenital diaphragmatic hernia

BJS Open, 2019
Background Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a congenital anomaly with high mortality and long‐term morbidity. The aim of this study was to benchmark trends in 1‐year and hospital volume outcomes for this condition. Methods This study included all
Y. Wang, K. Honeyford, P. Aylin, A. Bottle, S. Giuliani   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Safeguarding the Lives of Children Affected by Boko Haram: Application of the SAFE Model of Child Protection to a Rights-Based Situation Analysis [PDF]

Health and Human Rights, 2020
The Boko Haram insurgency in northeast Nigeria is responsible for the highest number of lives lost in Africa in the past decade. The country has witnessed significant violations of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, which Nigeria ...
Rosie O’Connor, Theresa S. Betancourt, Ngozi V. Enelamah   +2 more
doaj  

Understanding the Risk of Homelessness for Emerging Adult Foster Care Youth

EDIS, 2022
This publication discusses foster care in the United States, risk of experiencing homelessness among foster care youth, and possible interventions.
Francesca Michelini, Randall Cantrell, Kate Fogarty   +2 more
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COMPARING THE EXPERIENCES AND WITHDRAWAL CONSIDERATIONS OF TREATMENT AND REGULAR FOSTER CARE PARENTS: THE CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE

International Journal of Child, Youth & Family Studies, 2015
This study investigated differences in the experiences of Canadian foster parents providing regular and treatment foster care and their consideration to withdraw from their position.
Jessica Smith, Susan Rodger, Jason Brown, Laurel Pickel, Wendy den Dunnen, Alan Leschied   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Foster care system in the Slovak Republic

Journal of Modern Science
Objectives This article presents the foster care system in the Slovak Republic: its legal framework, organization, forms, and operational processes.
Karolina Walancik
doaj   +1 more source

Factors associated with hospital emergency readmission and mortality rates in patients with heart failure or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a national observational study

Health Services and Delivery Research, 2018
Background: Heart failure (HF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) lead to unplanned hospital activity, but our understanding of what drives this is incomplete.
Alex Bottle, Kate Honeyford, Faiza Chowdhury, Derek Bell, Paul Aylin   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE BREAKDOWN OF FOSTER CARE PLACEMENTS: THE PERSPECTIVES OF FOSTER PARENTS AND ADOLESCENTS

Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 2016
This article describes the factors contributing to the breakdown of foster care placements of adolescents from the perspective of the foster parents and adolescents involved.
Mnisi, Rosina , Botha, Petro
doaj   +1 more source

A Bibliometric Analysis of Publications in Uremic Toxins From 1991 to 2024

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Uremic toxins are a growing area of research in nephrology, with significant implications in the progression and treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and the management of end‐stage kidney disease (ESKD). This bibliometric analysis aims to evaluate the global research trends, key contributors, and the impact of publications in ...
Yuh‐Shan Ho, Karim M. Soliman, Wisit Cheungpasitporn, Wannasit Wathanavasin, Ahmed Daoud, Ahmed I. Kamal, Balázs Szamosfalvi, Tibor Fülöp   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Temporal trends in the prevalence and causes of visual impairment in the South Indian state of Telangana: a population-based cross-sectional study

BMJ Open, 2019
Objectives To investigate the temporal trends in the prevalence and causes of visual impairment (VI) in South India.Design Population-based cross-sectional studies conducted during the years 2011–2012 and 2017 using identical study methods and in ...
Srinivas Marmamula, Rohit C Khanna, Shashank Yellapragada, Rajesh Challa, Javed Mohd, Gullapalli Nageswara Rao   +5 more
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Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
wiley   +1 more source