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Factors associated with screening positive for high falls risk in fragility fracture patients: a cross-sectional study

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2020
Background We sought to report the prevalence of fragility fracture patients who were screened at high falls risk using a large provincial database, and to determine the characteristics associated with being screened at high falls risk. Methods The study
Nooshin K. Rotondi, Dorcas E. Beaton, Rebeka Sujic, Earl Bogoch, Taucha Inrig, Denise Linton, Jennifer Weldon, Ravi Jain, Joanna E. M. Sale   +8 more
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Evaluative reports on medical malpractice policies in obstetrics: a rapid scoping review

Systematic Reviews, 2017
Background The clinical specialty of obstetrics is under particular scrutiny with increasing litigation costs and unnecessary tests and procedures done in attempts to prevent litigation.
Roberta Cardoso, Wasifa Zarin, Vera Nincic, Sarah Louise Barber, Ahmet Metin Gulmezoglu, Charlotte Wilson, Katherine Wilson, Heather McDonald, Meghan Kenny, Rachel Warren, Sharon E. Straus, Andrea C. Tricco   +11 more
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Perceptions and experiences on data sharing and linkage for research and the evaluation of public health policy.

International Journal of Population Data Science, 2022
Objectives This research seeks to understand viewpoints on the use of data containing personally identifiable information by a range of organizations for divergent purposes, focusing on the sharing and linkage of administrative data for the purposes of ...
Bethania de Araujo Almeida, Denise Moraes Pimenta, Mauricio Barreto   +2 more
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Cesarean sections and early-term births according to Robson classification: a population-based study with more than 17 million births in Brazil

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2023
Background Cesarean section (CS) rates are increasing worldwide and are associated with negative maternal and child health outcomes when performed without medical indication. However, there is still limited knowledge about the association between high CS
Aline S. Rocha, Enny S. Paixao, Flavia Jôse O. Alves, Ila R. Falcão, Natanael J. Silva, Camila S. S. Teixeira, Naiá Ortelan, Rosemeire L. Fiaccone, Laura C. Rodrigues, Maria Yury Ichihara, Mauricio L. Barreto, Marcia F. de Almeida, Rita de Cássia Ribeiro-Silva   +12 more
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Embedding rapid reviews in health policy and systems decision-making: Impacts and lessons learned from four low- and middle-income countries

Health Research Policy and Systems, 2023
Background Demand for rapid evidence-based syntheses to inform health policy and systems decision-making has increased worldwide, including in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Reid C. Robson, Sonia M. Thomas, Étienne V. Langlois, Rhona Mijumbi, Ismael Kawooya, Jesmin Antony, Melissa Courvoisier, Krystle Amog, Robert Marten, Ivdity Chikovani, Devaki Nambiar, Rajani R. Ved, Soumyadeep Bhaumik, Nur Zahirah Balqis-Ali, Sondi Sararaks, Shakirah Md. Sharif, Rugare Abigail Kangwende, Ronald Munatsi, Sharon E. Straus, Andrea C. Tricco   +19 more
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Prioritising health research in KwaZulu-Natal: has the research conducted met the research needs?

Health Research Policy and Systems, 2020
Background The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Health Act of 2009 mandates the Provincial Health Research and Ethics Committee to develop health research priorities for the province.
G. Khumalo, R. Desai, X. Xaba, M. Moshabela, S. Essack, E. Lutge   +5 more
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Development and assessment of a hospital admissions-based syndromic surveillance system for COVID-19 in Ontario, Canada: ACES Pandemic Tracker

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has continued to pose a major global public health risk. The importance of public health surveillance systems to monitor the spread and impact of COVID-19 has been well demonstrated.
Nicholas Papadomanolakis-Pakis, Allison Maier, Adam van Dijk, Nancy VanStone, Kieran Michael Moore   +4 more
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School feeding in Ethiopia: a scoping review

BMC Public Health
Introduction Undernutrition is a major public health problem in developing countries, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. Undernourished children are smaller and have low weight.
Samson Mideksa, Tsegaye Getachew, Firmaye Bogale, Ermias Woldie, Desalegn Ararso, Aregash Samuel, Meron Girma, Masresha Tessema, Mamuye Hadis   +8 more
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Comparative safety of anti-epileptic drugs during pregnancy: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of congenital malformations and prenatal outcomes

BMC Medicine, 2017
Background Pregnant women with epilepsy frequently experience seizures related to pregnancy complications and are often prescribed anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) to manage their symptoms.
Areti Angeliki Veroniki, Elise Cogo, Patricia Rios, Sharon E. Straus, Yaron Finkelstein, Ryan Kealey, Emily Reynen, Charlene Soobiah, Kednapa Thavorn, Brian Hutton, Brenda R. Hemmelgarn, Fatemeh Yazdi, Jennifer D’Souza, Heather MacDonald, Andrea C. Tricco   +14 more
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Dental problems and chronic diseases in mentally ill homeless adults: a cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Dental problems (DPs) and physical chronic diseases (CDs) are highly prevalent and incident in people with low socioeconomic status such as homeless individuals.
Cilia Mejia-Lancheros, James Lachaud, Rosane Nisenbaum, Andrea Wang, Vicky Stergiopoulos, Stephen W. Hwang, Patricia O’Campo   +6 more
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