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Indicadores para evaluar productos y tecnologías ambientales de importación y de producción nacional Indicators to evaluate import and national environmental products and technologies

Revista Cubana de Higiene y Epidemiología, 2004
La estrategia en salud ambiental va encaminada hacia el establecimiento de programas de prevención y control de los riesgos del ambiente sobre la salud humana, el auge del comercio a cargo de empresas nacionales, mixtas y extranjeras, así como el ...
Asela M. del Puerto Rodríguez, Vicente Prieto Díaz   +1 more
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Psychometric properties and minimal important differences of SF-36 in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Respiratory Research, 2019
Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a rare disease with a median survival of 3–5 years after diagnosis with limited treatment options. The aim of this study is to assess the psychometric characteristics of the Short Form 36 Health Status ...
Sabine Witt, Ekaterina Krauss, María Asunción Nieto Barbero, Veronika Müller, Philippe Bonniaud, Carlo Vancheri, Athol U. Wells, Martina Vasakova, Alberto Pesci, Walter Klepetko, Werner Seeger, Bruno Crestani, Reiner Leidl, Rolf Holle, Larissa Schwarzkopf, Andreas Guenther   +15 more
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The Generalizability of a Participant Registry for Minority Health Research [PDF]

The Gerontologist, 2011
Effective strategies to recruit minority elders into health research (e.g., through churches, partnering with community gatekeepers) often involve nonrandom sampling methods. The current study has two aims: (a) to examine some new practices in recruitment of African American elders and (b) to determine the similarities and differences of the volunteers
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Sustained Therapeutic Efficacy of Intravenous Plasminogen Concentrate in Pediatric Patients With Type 1 Plasminogen Deficiency: An Analysis of Dosing Parameters and Clinical Outcomes

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Type 1 plasminogen deficiency (PLGD‐1) is an ultra‐rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by variants in the PLG gene and affects approximately 1.6 individuals per million. The condition is characterized by decreased plasminogen levels and impaired function, resulting in fibrin‐rich lesions on mucous membranes throughout the body.
Charles Nakar, Karen Thibaudeau, Mary Mathias, Heather McDaniel, Madlen Reschke, Klaus Tenbrock, Joseph M. Parker, Amy Shapiro   +7 more
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Colorectal cancer incidence before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a non-linear interrupted time-series analysis

Scientific Reports
The COVID-19 pandemic affected healthcare worldwide. This study analysed age-standardised incidence rates (ASIR) of colorectal cancer (CRC) in Bavaria to assess the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact.
Nina Grundmann, Amir Hakimhashemi, Sven Voigtländer, Martin Meyer, Jacqueline Müller-Nordhorn   +4 more
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The risk of fall-related hospitalisations at entry into permanent residential aged care

BMC Geriatrics, 2021
Background Entering permanent residential aged care (PRAC) is a vulnerable time for individuals. While falls risk assessment tools exist, these have not leveraged routinely collected and integrated information from the Australian aged and health care ...
Maria C. Inacio, Max Moldovan, Craig Whitehead, Janet K. Sluggett, Maria Crotty, Megan Corlis, Renuka Visvanathan, Steve Wesselingh, Gillian E. Caughey   +8 more
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Considerations Before Establishing an Environmental Health Registry

American Journal of Public Health, 2015
Public health registries can provide valuable information when health consequences of environmental exposures are uncertain or will likely take long to develop. They can also aid research on diseases that may have environmental causes that are not completely well defined. We discuss factors to consider when deciding whether to create an environmental
Vinicius C, Antao, Oleg I, Muravov, James, Sapp, Theodore C, Larson, L Laszlo, Pallos, Marchelle E, Sanchez, G David, Williamson, D Kevin, Horton   +7 more
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Guidelines for Pediatric Radiotherapy Simulation: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group Radiation Oncology Discipline

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric radiation therapy presents unique challenges compared to adult treatments, including those of immobilization, potential need for sedation, and the critical importance of accurate, reproducible positioning. Additionally, heightened attention to imaging doses is necessary to minimize long‐term toxicity in survivors.
Parham Alaei, Stephen Mihalcik, Sujith Baliga, Young Kwok, Dana Casey, Eric Ehler, Christiane Burton, John C. Breneman, Daphne A. Haas‐Kogan, Suzanne L. Wolden, Arnold C. Paulino, Nadia N. Laack, Natia Esiashvili, Sarah Milgrom, Christine Hill‐Kayser, Thomas J. Fitzgerald, John A. Kalapurakal, Chia‐Ho Hua   +17 more
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Una década de trabajo del Registro Sanitario de Juguetes en Cuba Ten years of work related to the health registry of toys in Cuba

Revista Cubana de Higiene y Epidemiología, 2010
Los juguetes son un instrumento vital para el desarrollo de los niños y las niñas, por lo que es una prioridad el cumplimiento de los requisitos de su seguridad para evitar así riesgos de daño a la salud. Una herramienta eficaz para verificar y controlar
Maritza T. Suárez Pita
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Disease Registries on the Nationwide Health Information Network [PDF]

Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology, 2011
Background: Donation by individuals of their protected health information (PHI) for evidence-based research potentially benefits all individuals with disease through improved understandings of disease patterns. In the future, a better understanding of how disease features combine into unique patterns of disease ...
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