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Routine vaccination coverage in low- and middle-income countries: further arguments for accelerating support to child vaccination services [PDF]
Global Health Action, 2013 Background and objective: The Expanded Programme on Immunization was introduced by the World Health Organization (WHO) in all countries during the 1970s. Currently, this effective public health intervention is still not accessible to all.
Wenjing Tao +2 more
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Health Science Reports, 2022 Background and Aims As high‐quality health care encompasses patient‐centered care, this study used the perceived quality−satisfaction−behavioral intention and structure‐process‐outcome models to (1) investigate the relationships among patient experience,
Hye Na Park +6 more
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Predictors of Mental Health Status among Older United States Adults with Pain
Behavioral Sciences, 2021 Poor mental health is common among older adults with pain, resulting in high economic burden and impaired quality of life. This retrospective, cross-sectional database study aimed to identify characteristics associated with good mental health status ...
David R. Axon, Jonathan Chien
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Point prevalence surveys of health-care-associated infections: a systematic review
Pathogens and Global Health, 2019 Health-care-associated infections (HAIs) are considered a serious public health issues that contribute substantially to the global burden of mortality and morbidity with respect to infectious diseases.
Z. Saleem +5 more
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BMC Palliative Care, 2017 Background Anxiety adversely affects quality of life and is common in adults with advanced life-limiting disease. There are no UK-wide guidelines on the assessment and management of anxiety in this specific population and there is little evidence ...
N. Atkin, V. Vickerstaff, B. Candy
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Profiling health-care accreditation organizations: an international survey [PDF]
International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 2013 To describe global patterns among health-care accreditation organizations (AOs) and to identify determinants of sustainability and opportunities for improvement.Web-based questionnaire survey.Organizations offering accreditation services nationally or internationally to health-care provider institutions or networks at primary, secondary or tertiary ...
Charles D, Shaw +6 more
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Health Research Policy and Systems, 2017 Background Indigenous people in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States of America experience disproportionately poor mental health compared to their non-Indigenous counterparts.
Cecily McIntyre +7 more
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BMC Health Services Research, 2021 Background The purpose of this study was to develop and administer surveys that assess patient and family caregiver experiences with care transitions and examine the psychometric properties of the surveys.
Joann Sorra +14 more
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The Internet of Things for Health Care: A Comprehensive Survey
IEEE Access, 2015 The Internet of Things (IoT) makes smart objects the ultimate building blocks in the development of cyber-physical smart pervasive frameworks. The IoT has a variety of application domains, including health care.
S. M. Riazul Islam +4 more
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the policies and practices of delivery facilities in Japan
Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2022 Background: To clarify the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the policies and practices of delivery facilities in Japan from April 2020 to March 2021. Methods: We conducted an online survey of midwives working in obstetric wards nationwide between May ...
Yasuhiko Ebina +2 more
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