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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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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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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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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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Newfoundland Panel on Health and Medical Care — Adult Health Survey [PDF]
Canadian Journal of Public Health, 1999 An adult health survey was undertaken on the island portion of the Province of Newfoundland as part of the Newfoundland Panel on Health and Medical Care. This study aims to develop models of medical care utilization over a seven-year period, before and after a major restructuring of the provincial health care system.
J, Segovia, A C, Edwards, R F, Bartlett
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Work activities of primary health care nurses in Poland: National Survey Results
BMC Nursing, 2021 Background In some countries, including Poland, nurses have acquired autonomy from being a designated “ancillary staff” to “professional staff” only in recent decades. No prior published studies have examined, however, whether the actual nursing practice
Ludmila Marcinowicz +2 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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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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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. The IoT revolution is redesigning modern health care with promising technological, economic, and social prospects. This paper surveys advances
S. M. Riazul Islam +4 more
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Journal of Clinical and Preventive Cardiology, 2023 Introduction: Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity world-wide. Mortality and readmission rates following both myocardial infarction (MI) and coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) have improved with advancements in ...
Irvin Chi-Yang Lien
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