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Inequalities in public health care delivery in Zambia [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Access to adequate health services that is of acceptable quality is important in the move towards universal health coverage. However, previous studies have revealed inequities in health care utilisation in the favour of the rich.
Phiri, Jane, Jane Phiri, Ataguba, John E, John E Ataguba   +3 more
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Multidisciplinary team meetings in cancer care: is there a psychologist in the house?

International Journal of Integrated Care, 2019
Introduction: Multidisciplinary team meetings (MDTMs) are considered best practice in the management and decision-making for cancer patients. The team typically consists of surgeons, medical oncologists, organ specialists, radiologists, pathologists and ...
Melissa Horlait, Sophie Dhaene, Simon Van Belle, Mark Leys   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Probabilities of ICU admission and hospital discharge according to patient characteristics in the designated COVID-19 hospital of Kuwait

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Subsequent epidemic waves have already emerged in many countries and in the absence of highly effective preventive and curative options, the role of patient characteristics on the development of outcomes needs to be thoroughly examined ...
Dimitra-Kleio Kipourou, Clémence Leyrat, Nourah Alsheridah, Sulaiman Almazeedi, Sarah Al-Youha, Mohammad H. Jamal, Mohannad Al-Haddad, Salman Al-Sabah, Bernard Rachet, Aurélien Belot   +9 more
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Distinct Systemic Sclerosis Phenotypes Related to Ethnicity: An Opportunity to Personalize Care?

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objective is to describe and compare demographic, clinical, and serological characteristics of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) according to ethnic background. Methods Participants enrolled in the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group cohort who self‐identified to a single ethnicity group were included.
Danick Goulet, Camille Guertin, Maggie Larché, Isabelle Ferdinand, Marie Hudson, May Y. Choi, Mohammed Osman, Janet Pope, Carter Thorne, Murray Baron, Sasha Bernatsky, Sabrina Hoa   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Framing health inequalities for local intervention: comparative case studies [PDF]

, 2011
This article explores how health inequalities are constructed as an object for policy intervention by considering four framings: politics, audit, evidence and treatment.
Blackman, Tim, Harrington, Barbara, Tim Blackman, Barbara Harrington, Lorna McKee, Marks, Linda, David J. Hunter, Linda Marks, McKee, Lorna, Eva Elliott, Gareth Williams, Hunter, David J., Greene, Alex, Williams, Gareth, Alex Greene, Elliott, Eva, Hunter, David J, Williams, Gareth Howard   +17 more
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Representing Neighborhood Health: Exploring Citizen Science as a Democratic Force

Citizen Science: Theory and Practice
In discussions about citizen science (CS), scholars have considered CS as not only a tool to produce better science, but also a democratizing practice allowing for new definitions of public problems. Inspired by science and technology studies, we present
Sanne Raap, Mare Knibbe, Klasien Horstman   +2 more
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A Q‐Learning Algorithm to Solve the Two‐Player Zero‐Sum Game Problem for Nonlinear Systems

International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing, Volume 39, Issue 3, Page 566-581, March 2025.
A Q‐learning algorithm to solve the two‐player zero‐sum game problem for nonlinear systems. ABSTRACT This paper deals with the two‐player zero‐sum game problem, which is a bounded L2$$ {L}_2 $$‐gain robust control problem. Finding an analytical solution to the complex Hamilton‐Jacobi‐Issacs (HJI) equation is a challenging task.
Afreen Islam, Anthony Siming Chen, Guido Herrmann   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

What kinds of policies to reduce health inequalities in the UK do researchers support? [PDF]

, 2015
BackgroundDespite a wealth of research and policy initiatives, progress in tackling the UK's health inequalities has been limited. This article explores whether there appears to be consensus among researchers about the kinds of policies likely to reduce ...
Smith, Katherine E., Smith, Katherine E, Kandlik Eltanani, Mor   +2 more
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Observer‐Based Adaptive Event‐Triggered Tracking Control for Fuzzy TS Systems With Premise Mismatch

International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing, EarlyView.
This paper presents an adaptive logistic event‐triggered observer‐based tracking controller for Takagi‐Sugeno fuzzy systems under constrained inputs and network delays. Leveraging a hybrid LMI and Secretary Bird Optimization approach, this strategy significantly minimizes communication overhead and computational burden while ensuring optimal reference ...
Oussama Djadane, Salama Makni, Mourad Kchaou, Ahmed El Hajjaji   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gender (in) differences in prevalence and incidence of traumatic experiences among orphaned and separated children living in five low- and middle-income countries

Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health, 2015
Background. Approximately 153 million children worldwide are orphaned and vulnerable to potentially traumatic events (PTEs).
C. L. Gray, B. W. Pence, J. Ostermann, R. A. Whetten, K. O'Donnell, N. M. Thielman, K. Whetten   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source