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Macro-economic determinants, maternal and infant SDG targets in Nigeria: Correlation and predictive modeling

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
ObjectivesUnambiguously, Nigeria is off-track in achieving the health-related SDGs. Consequentially, this study aligns with SDG 3 which calls for “good health and wellbeing for people by ensuring healthy lives and promoting wellbeing for all at all ages”.
Yetunde Oluranti Adegoke, Josue Mbonigaba, Gavin George   +2 more
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GRADE equity guidelines 3: considering health equity in GRADE guideline development: rating the certainty of synthesized evidence [PDF]

, 2017
Objectives: The aim of this paper is to describe a conceptual framework for how to consider health equity in the Grading Recommendations Assessment and Development Evidence (GRADE) guideline development process. Study Design and Setting: Consensus-
Akl, Elie A., Ansari, Mohammed T., Briel, Matthias, Christensen, Robin, Dans, Antonio, Dans, Leonila, Eslava-Schmalbach, J, Guyatt, Gordon, Hultcrantz, Monica, Jull, Janet, Katikireddi, Srinivasa Vittal, Lang, Eddy, Matovinovic, Elizabeth, Meerpohl, Joerg J., Morton, Rachael L., Mosdol, Annhild, Murad, M.Hassan, Petkovic, Jennifer, Pottie, Kevin, Schünemann, Holger, Sharaf, Ravi, Shea, Bev, Singh, Jasvinder A., Solà, Ivan, Stanev, Roger, Stein, Airton, Thabaneii, Lehana, Tonia, Thomy, Tristan, Mario, Tugwell, Peter, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Vitols, Sigurd, Watine, Joseph, Welch, Vivian A.   +33 more
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Perceived Neighborhood Environment Impacts on Health Behavior, Multi-Dimensional Health, and Life Satisfaction

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
The impacts of perceived neighborhood environment on adults' health and life satisfaction have drawn increasing academic attention. However, previous studies usually examine multi-dimensional (physical, mental, and perceived) health and life satisfaction
Jixiang Liu, Jixiang Liu, Linchuan Yang, Longzhu Xiao, Longzhu Xiao, Zhuolin Tao   +5 more
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Mutual help groups for mental health problems: A review of effectiveness studies [PDF]

, 2008
This paper reviews empirical studies on whether participating in mutual help groups for people with mental health problems leads to improved psychological and social functioning. To be included, studies had to satisfy four sets of criteria, covering: (1)
Barker, C, Humphreys, K, Pistrang, N
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The hedonic placebo effect of traditional medicines [PDF]

, 2012
To date, the scientific evidence on traditional medicines is scant and under-developed, yet, paradoxically individuals continue to use it and claim high satisfaction levels. What can explain this effect? Using self-collected data from Ghana we argue that
Costa-i-Font, Joan, Sato, Azusa
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Cost-effectiveness of edoxaban compared to warfarin for the treatment and secondary prevention of venous thromboembolism in the UK

Journal of Market Access & Health Policy, 2018
Background: Venous thromboembolism (VTE), which includes pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep vein thrombosis (DVT), is the third most common acute cardiovascular disease and represents an important burden for patients and payers.
Emilie Clay, Aurélien Jamotte, Peter Verhamme, Alexander T. Cohen, Ben. A. Van Hout, Pearl. Gumbs   +5 more
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A method for sensitivity analysis to assess the effects of measurement error in multiple exposure variables using external validation data [PDF]

, 2016
Measurement error in self-reported dietary intakes is known to bias the association between dietary intake and a health outcome of interest such as risk of a disease. The association can be distorted further by mismeasured confounders, leading to invalid
Agogo, GO, Bamia, C, Boshuizen, HC, Braaten, T, Ferrari, P, Johansson, I, Knüppel, S, Muller, DC, Sánchez-Cantalejo, E, Van der Voet, H, Van Eeuwijk, FA, Van t Veer, P   +11 more
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Abiraterone acetate and docetaxel with androgen deprivation therapy in high-volume metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer in China: an indirect treatment comparison and cost analysis

Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 2019
Background To conduct an indirect treatment comparison of patients with high-volume mHSPC and a cost analysis between Abi-ADT and Doc-ADT therapies in China. Methods The Bucher technique for indirect treatment comparison was used.
Xin Hu, Shuli Qu, Xingxing Yao, Chaoyun Li, Yanjun Liu, Jianye Wang   +5 more
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Consideration on the health risk reduction related to attainment of the new particulate matter standards in Poland: A top-down policy risk assessment approach

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2016
Policies can influence health of a population in various ways. Numerous epidemiological studies supported by toxicological investigations demonstrate a positive association between ambient concentrations of airborne particulate matter and increased ...
Joanna Kobza, Józef S. Pastuszka, Gabriel Gulis   +2 more
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Identifying the Challenges and Cost-effectiveness of Telerehabilitation: A Narrative Review [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2018
Technology has been evolving at an exponential speed in the past decade and the evidence of a dramatic change is all around us such as self-driving cars, artificial intelligence, robotics, and many more.
Manisha Pramod Shenoy, Pramod Divakara Shenoy   +1 more
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