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Healthier prisons: The role of a prison visitors' centre [PDF]

, 2009
Since the inception of the prison as a ‘setting’ for health promotion, there has been a focus on how the health of those men and women who spend ‘time inside’ can at least be maintained and if possible, enhanced, during their prison sentence.
Baybutt M, Boswell G, Cunningham A, de Viggiani N, Department of Health, Department of Health, Department of Health, Greenwood N, Hairston C, Hairston C F, Hartworth C, HM Chief Inspectorate of Prisons, Holt N, Home Office, Lester C, Light R, Light R, Loucks N, Loucks N, McCallum A, McEvoy K, Morris P, Niven S, NOMS, Salmon S, Smith C, Smith R, Social Exclusion Unit, Webster G, Woodall J, Woodward W   +30 more
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Lifestyle Behaviors and Cardiotoxic Treatment Risks in Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Higher doses of anthracyclines and heart‐relevant radiotherapy increase cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. This study assessed CVD and CVD risk factors among adult childhood cancer survivors (CCSs) across cardiotoxic treatment risk groups and examined associations between lifestyle behaviors and treatment risks.
Ruijie Li, Raquel Revuelta Iniesta, Alan R. Barker, Dimitris Vlachopoulos, Tomáš Sláma, Christina Schindera, Fabiën N. Belle   +6 more
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Una propuesta para medir la calidad de la atención hospitalaria usando información sobre mortalidad A proposal for quality assessment through mortality data

Salud Pública de México, 2011
OBJETIVO. Presentar la Razón Estandarizada de Mortalidad Intrahospitalaria (REMI) como alternativa para medir la calidad de atención hospitalaria en México. MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS.
Esteban Puentes-Rosas, Karina Rincón, Francisco Garrido-Latorre   +2 more
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of the analgesic therapy of postoperative pain Análisis de costo-efectividad en el tratamiento analgésico para dolor post-operatorio Análise custo-efetividade da terapia analgésica utilizada na dor pós-operatória

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2008
The study aimed to compare cost-effectiveness of analgesic schemes administered to 89 patients submitted to hemorrhoidectomy, on the 1st postoperative day.
Silvia Regina Secoli, Kátia Grillo Padilha, Júlio Litvoc   +2 more
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Cerebrospinal Fluid Liquid Biopsy Enables Targeted Therapy Without Tissue Diagnosis in Pediatric Low‐Grade Gliomas With BRAF V600E Mutation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We present two pediatric cases of pediatric low‐grade gliomas (PLGG) with BRAF V600E mutations diagnosed and monitored using cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) liquid biopsy analyzed via digital droplet PCR (ddPCR), without tissue biopsy. Both patients were treated with dabrafenib and trametinib and monitored through clinical assessments, magnetic ...
Hannah Sultan, Damien Faury, Alexander G. Weil, Harrison J. Westwick, Nada Jabado, Sébastien Perreault   +5 more
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The Tackling Men's Health Evaluation Study [PDF]

, 2010
Tackling Men’s Health is an intervention developed out of a partnership between the Department of Health, Leeds Rhinos Rugby League Club and Leeds Metropolitan University. The intervention was designed to target men attending Headingley Carnegie Stadium,
White, A, Witty, KR
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Changes in Body Composition in Children and Young People Undergoing Treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ongoing evidence indicates increased risk of sarcopenic obesity among children and young people (CYP) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), often beginning early in treatment, persisting into survivorship. This review evaluates current literature on body composition in CYP with ALL during and after treatment.
Lina A. Zahed, Raquel Revuelta Iniesta, Mary Fewtrell, Julie Lanigan, Breeana Gardiner, Graeme O'Connor   +5 more
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Can health trainers make a difference with difficult-to-engage clients? A multisite case study [PDF]

, 2015
A political attempt in the United Kingdom to address health inequalities in the past decade has been the government’s initiative to employ local health trainers (HTs) or health trainer champions (HTCs) to support disadvantaged individuals with aspects of
Barr H., Brooker C., Denness H., Department of Health, Department of Health, DuBrin A. J., Kirkpatrick D. L., Michie S., Morgan A., Preston I., Sirdifield C., South J., Stake R. E, Strauss A., Warr P., White J., Yin R. K.   +16 more
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Parent‐to‐Child Information Disclosure in Pediatric Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Despite professional consensus regarding the importance of open communication with pediatric cancer patients about their disease, actual practice patterns of disclosure are understudied. Extant literature suggests a significant proportion of children are not told about their diagnosis/prognosis, which is purported to negatively ...
Rachel A. Kentor, Flora Hoodin, Michelle Byrd, Kristin A. Kullgren, Leah LaLonde, Lauren Benkoske, Patrick Smith, Dawn Carson, Karen MacDonald, Susumu Inoue, Brenda Kitchen, Kate Gowans, Gregory A. Yanik   +12 more
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Práticas avaliativas na gestão da Atenção Básica à Saúde: estudo de caso em Camaquã e Canguçu (RS) Prácticas de evaluación en la gestión de la Atención Primaria de Salud: un estudio de caso en Camaquã y Canguçu (RS) Evaluation practices in the management of Primary Health Care: a case estudy in Camaquã and Canguçu (RS)

Revista de Administração Pública, 2013
O artigo aborda a gestão municipal do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) a partir das práticas avaliativas realizadas em Camaquã e Canguçu (RS). Apresenta estudo de casos múltiplos, qualitativo, com análise de dados de observação participante, entrevistas ...
Juliana Maciel Pinto, Tatiana Engel Gerhardt   +1 more
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