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Concepts for migration-sensitive health monitoring [PDF]

Journal of Health Monitoring, 2019
According to microcensus data, nearly one quarter of the German population has a migration background. This means that either themselves or at least one parent was born without German citizenship.
Maria Schumann, Katja Kajikhina, Antonino Polizzi, Navina Sarma, Jens Hoebel, Marleen Bug, Susanne Bartig, Thomas Lampert, Claudia Santos-Hövener   +8 more
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WHO launches global network of institutes to strengthen capacity for health inequality monitoring

International Journal for Equity in Health
This article introduces the global WHO-managed Health Inequality Monitoring Network, which is dedicated to strengthening and expanding health inequality monitoring practices at global, regional and country levels.
Health Inequality Monitoring Network
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European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) 2 – Background and study methodology [PDF]

Journal of Health Monitoring, 2019
The scientific assessment of health issues, the design and further development of political guidelines as well as the targeted planning of measures in the European Union (EU) require data on population health.
Birte Hintzpeter, Jonas D. Finger, Jennifer Allen, Ronny Kuhnert, Stefanie Seeling, Jürgen Thelen, Cornelia Lange   +6 more
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Health‐Related Quality of Life and Symptom Severity Among Patients With PIK3CA‐Related Overgrowth Spectrum: A Mixed‐Methods Study to Understand Real‐World Experience With Alpelisib Treatment

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background PIK3CA‐related overgrowth spectrum (PROS) includes several rare overgrowth disorders resulting from somatic gain‐of‐function mutations in PIK3CA. Despite treatment advances, including the recent approval of alpelisib for PROS in the United States, literature detailing the patient experience with PROS is limited.
Vamsi Bollu, Kaitlin LaGasse, Cory D. Saucier, Kimberly Raymond, Miranda Lauher‐Charest, Lauren Crowder, Beilei Cai, Mary Lisha Paul, Denise Adams   +8 more
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Health Inequality Monitoring: A Practical Application of Population Health Monitoring [PDF]

, 2018
This chapter draws from contemporary examples to illustrate one application of population monitoring: health inequality monitoring. It demonstrates how monitoring of health inequalities forms a central part of population health initiatives across global and national contexts.
Ahmad Reza Hosseinpoor, Nicole Bergen
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Hospitalization Through Families’ Eyes: Comparing Inpatient Care Quality for Children With Sickle Cell Disease and Cystic Fibrosis in Canada

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic, inherited hemoglobinopathy that requires frequent hospitalization for disease‐related complications. Canadian data on inpatient care is limited. This study compared caregiver‐reported hospital experiences of children with SCD to those with cystic fibrosis (CF), a chronic, autosomal recessive ...
Hailey M. Zwicker, Kyle Kemp, Perri Tutelman, Sharon H. J. Hou, Paul Fairie, Maria Santana, Gregory M. T. Guilcher, Taryn Fay‐McClymont, Glenda Bendiak, Wendy Pelletier, Nicola Wright, Fiona Schulte   +11 more
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Health monitoring at the Robert Koch Institute – Effects of a change in study design on sample composition and prevalence estimates due to the start of the ‘Health in Germany’ Panel [PDF]

Journal of Health Monitoring
Background: The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) continuously monitors key health indicators in the general population by collecting data repeatedly. As changes in survey design can affect prevalence estimates and thus make interpreting trends difficult, the ...
Elvira Mauz, Felicitas Vogelgesang, Stefan Damerow, Anja Schienkiewitz, Niels Michalski, Beate Gaertner, Jennifer Allen, Jens Baumert, Yong Du, Ronny Kuhnert, Johannes Lemcke, Ramona Scheufele, Angelika Schaffrath Rosario   +12 more
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Improving the information base regarding the health of people with a migration background. Project description and initial findings from IMIRA [PDF]

Journal of Health Monitoring, 2019
Germany is an immigration country and nearly a quarter of its population has a migration background. Thus, there is increasingly a need for reliable information on the health situation of people with a migration background.
Claudia Santos-Hövener, Maria Schumann, Patrick Schmich, Antje Gößwald, Alexander Rommel, Thomas Ziese, Thomas Lampert   +6 more
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Venous Thromboembolism in Pediatric Bone Sarcoma Patients: A 10‐Year, Single‐Institution Experience Encompassing the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Osteosarcoma (OS) and Ewing sarcoma (EWS) are the most common primary bone cancers in children, but acute thrombosis is poorly characterized in this population. Our study evaluated the rates of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and associated risk factors in pediatric patients with bone sarcomas treated over a 10‐year period encompassing
Sarah Kappa, Shou Xu, Mark Zobeck, Sarah E. Sartain, Nino Rainusso, Lisa Wang, Nicole Montgomery, Paige Wheaton, Sarah Whittle   +8 more
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Deep Sequencing of FLT3‐ITD Enables Response Evaluation and Post‐Treatment Monitoring in Childhood AML: An Exploratory Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background An internal tandem duplication in the gene encoding Fms‐like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3‐ITD) is associated with high relapse risk and poor prognosis in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and plays a crucial role in treatment decisions. Measurable residual disease (MRD) analysis of FLT3‐ITD during and after treatment has shown prognostic ...
Sofie Johansson Alm, Bea Tornberg, Erik Delsing Malmberg, Henrik Hasle, Kristian Løvvik Juul‐Dam, Lars Palmqvist, Borhan R. Saeed, Giti Shah Barkhordar, Anastasia Soboli, Anna Staffas, Jonas Abrahamsson, Linda Fogelstrand   +11 more
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