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Distribution and determinants of tuberculosis in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 2005 to 2012 [PDF]

, 2017
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a public health threat in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) with many challenges that limit its prevention and control. To understand how to meet these challenges, this study calculated the TB incidence rates (IRs) in KSA from
Abouzeid, Abouzeid, Al-Orainey, Asaad, Harries, Memish, World Health Organization (WHO), World Health Organization (WHO), World Health Organization (WHO)   +8 more
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Pathways to health: a framework for health-focused research and practice [PDF]

, 2006
Public health research and practice is faced with three problems: 1) a focus on disease instead of health, 2) consideration of risk factor/disease relationships one at a time, and 3) attention to individuals with limited regard for the communities in ...
Nancy L Fleischer, Ann M Weber, Susan Gruber, Karina Z Arambula, Maya Mascarenhas, Jessica A Frasure, Constance Wang, S Leonard Syme, BD Smedley, C Wang, SL Syme, BG Link, BG Link, SL Syme, B Singer, KM Gebbie, SL Syme, EL Idler, CJ Murray, N Krieger, M Susser, AJ McMichael, AV Diez Roux, JS Koopman, A Antonovsky, A Antonovsky, B Lindstrom, B Lindstrom, CD Ryff, CD Ryff, JA Barondess, L Breslow, M Minkler, MH Smith, M Minkler, M Minkler, MW Leung, M Minkler, BA Israel, P Kebaabetswe   +39 more
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Chronic disease as risk multiplier for disadvantage [PDF]

, 2018
This paper starts by establishing a prima facie case that disadvantaged groups or individuals are more likely to get a chronic disease and are in a disadvantaged position to adhere to chronic treatment despite access through Universal Health Coverage ...
Stutzin Donoso, F
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Latent Tuberculosis Infection in a Migrant Agricultural Community in Baja California, Mexico [PDF]

, 2010
The objectives were to estimate the prevalence and identify correlates of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among residents of a migrant agricultural community in San Quintín, Baja-California, Mexico.
Richard S. Garfein, Jose Luis Burgos, Alfonso Rodriquez-Lainz, Stephanie Brodine, Amanda Pietrucha, Amanda Rondinelli, Rafael Laniado-Laborin, Elvira Ibarra, Alejandro Cañez, Miguel Fraga   +9 more
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The need for an integrated approach for chronic disease research and care in Africa [PDF]

, 2016
With the changing distribution of infectious diseases, and an increase in the burden of non-communicable diseases, low- and middle-income countries, including those in Africa, will need to expand their health care capacities to effectively respond to ...
Barr, A L, Young, E H, Smeeth, L., Newton, Robert, Seeley, J, Ripullone, K., Hird, T. R, Thornton, J. R. M., Nyirenda, M. J., Kapiga, S., Adebamowo, C. A., Amoah, A. G., Wareham, N., Rotimi, C. N. Rotimi, Levitt, N. S., Ramaiya, K., Hennig, B. J., Mbanya, J. C., Tollman, S., Motala, A. A., Kaleebu, P., Sandhu, M. S.   +21 more
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Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis among HIV-Infected Patients Starting Antiretroviral Therapy in Durban, South Africa [PDF]

, 2012
Objective: To estimate the prevalence of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) and describe the resistance patterns in patients commencing antiretroviral therapy (ART) in an HIV clinic in Durban, South Africa. Design Cross-sectional cohort study.
Allen, Jenny, Bassett, Ingrid Valerie, Chetty, Senica, Freedberg, Kenneth Alan, Giddy, Janet, Hom, Jeffrey K., Losina, Elena, Mazibuko, Matilda, Walensky, Rochelle P., Wang, Bingxia   +9 more
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A systematic review of the association between pulmonary tuberculosis and the development of chronic airflow obstruction in adults [PDF]

, 2012
Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references.Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) as a cause of COPD is debated, with some, but not all evidence suggesting an association between the two conditions.
Allwood, Brian
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Asociación entre incidencia de Tuberculosis e índice de desarrollo humano en 165 países del mundo [PDF]

, 2013
Objetivos: Evaluar la relación entre el índice de desarrollo humano (IDH) y la incidencia de tuberculosis (TB) en 165 países del mundo en el período 2005-2011.
Castañeda Hernández, Diana M., Rodríguez Morales, Alfonso Javier, Tobón García, Daniel   +2 more
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Design of the Anti-tuberculosis Drugs induced Adverse Reactions in China National Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Scheme Study (ADACS) [PDF]

, 2010
Background More than 1 million tuberculosis (TB) patients are receiving the standard anti-TB treatment provided by China National Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Scheme (CNTS) in China every year.
Yin Yin Xia, Dai Yu Hu, Fei Ying Liu, Xiao Meng Wang, Yan Li Yuan, De Hua Tu, Yi Xin Chen, Lin Zhou, Li Zhen Zhu, Wei Wei Gao, Hong Yuan Wang, Da Fang Chen, Li Yang, Ping Ping He, Xiao Ting Li, Ying Jian He, Feng Sun, Si Yan Zhan, WHO, WHO, C Xianyi, N Awofeso, J Berg, DL Combs, PV Kishore, DJ Snider, DE Vieira, BE Gulbay, YY Xia, N Kaplovitz, DM Bissell, WM Wong, T Schaberg, A Fernandez-Villar, JN Pande, R Shakya, D Yee, MD Teleman, JR Ungo, C Massacesi, LA Ozick, JO Stern, CM Nolan, JR Ungo, M Dossing, SJ Hwang, BH Lee, JC Wu, LP Ormerod, F Sun, Q Liu, WHO, LC Tack, World Health Organization WHO UMC   +53 more
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Digital Archiving in the Tuberculosis Research Centre: A Case Study [PDF]

, 2009
Increasing amounts of research outputs on tuberculosis exist in print as well as in digital form; collecting and preserving those materials serves multiple purposes; particularly the research papers on specific disease should reach at least the ...
Rathinasabapati, R
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