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Utility of Contemporary Health Screening in the Diagnosis of Bladder Cancer

Diagnostics, 2022
Background: To evaluate the utility of contemporary health screening (HS) in the diagnosis of bladder cancer (BCa). Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 279,683 individuals who underwent HS between February 1995 and April 2015.
Chung-Un Lee, Wan Song, Michael Jakun Koo, Youngjun Boo, Jae-Hoon Chung, Minyong Kang, Hyun-Hwan Sung, Hwang-Gyun Jeon, Byong-Chang Jeong, Seong-Il Seo, Hyun-Moo Lee, Jeongyun Jeong, SeongSoo Jeon   +12 more
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Health promotion, disease prevention and periodic health checks: perceptions and practice among family physicians in eastern Mediterranean region [PDF]

, 2015
Introduction: The aim of this study was to identify the current practices and perceptions of family physicians regarding health promotion, disease prevention including periodic screening and health checks in Eastern Mediterranean Region.
Al Shafaee, MA, Al-Ali, A, Al-Duwaisan, H, Alkaisi, S, Alnasir, F, Bashir, M, Farahat, TA, Halasa, W, Khoja, TAM, Nanji, K, Qidwai, W, Rawaf, S, Saad, NES   +12 more
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Exploring the diagnostic accuracy of the KidFit screening tool for identifying children with health and motor performance-related fitness impairments: A feasibility study [PDF]

, 2020
Child obesity is associated with poor health and reduced motor skills. This study aimed to assess the diagnostic accuracy of the KidFit Screening Tool for identifying children with overweight/obesity, reduced motor skills and reduced cardiorespiratory ...
Hing, Wayne, Leong, Gary M., Milne, Nikki   +2 more
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SOCIO-ECONOMIC EFFECTIVENESS OF HEALTH SCREENING ACTIVITY IN 2013 IN RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Кардиоваскулярная терапия и профилактика, 2014
Aim. To estimate long-term socio-economic effectiveness of broad health screening activity of adults by the results in the year 2013.Material and methods.
A. V. Kontsevaya, A. M. Kalinina, S. A. Boytsov, P. V. Ipatov   +3 more
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Vision screening in children:a retrospective study of social and demographic factors with regard to visual outcomes [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Amblyopia and its risk factors have been demonstrated to be more common among children from low socioeconomic backgrounds. We sought to investigate this association in a region with orthoptic-delivered screening and whole population coverage,
C Gilmour, C J MacEwen, Chew, Chua, Davie-Gray, Gilbert, Hakim, L Low, Low, McGlone, Rahi, Robaei, Sabri, Spiteri Cornish, Tarczy-Hornoch, U O'Colmain, van Leeuwen, Wakefield, Williams   +18 more
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EPIDEMIOLOGY OF PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM – INVISIBLE PART OF THE ICEBERG (LITERATURE REWIEW)

Медицинский вестник Юга России, 2016
An overview of Russian and foreign literature data with an analysis of the epidemiology of primary hyperparathyroidism (PGPT) was made. It wasnoted, that previously PHPTwas considered a severe disabling disease with the development of complications such ...
I. A. Baranova, T. V. Klemushina, T. A. Zykova   +2 more
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Development and Implementation of a Comprehensive Quality Assurance Program at a Community Endoscopy Facility

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2011
Quality assurance (QA) is a process that includes the systematic evaluation of a service, institution of improvements and ongoing evaluation to ensure that effective changes were made.
Robert J Hilsden, Alaa Rostom, Catherine Dubé, Darlene Pontifex, S Elizabeth McGregor, Ronald J Bridges   +5 more
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Combined hearing and vision screening programs: A scoping review

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
Background and aimThe World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 1.5 billion and 2.2 billion people have hearing and vision impairment, respectively.
Ilze Oosthuizen, Ilze Oosthuizen, Ilze Oosthuizen, Caitlin Frisby, Caitlin Frisby, Caitlin Frisby, Shelly Chadha, Vinaya Manchaiah, Vinaya Manchaiah, Vinaya Manchaiah, Vinaya Manchaiah, Vinaya Manchaiah, Vinaya Manchaiah, De Wet Swanepoel, De Wet Swanepoel, De Wet Swanepoel, De Wet Swanepoel, De Wet Swanepoel   +17 more
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Burden and outcome of HIV infection and other morbidities in health care workers attending an Occupational Health Program at the Provincial Hospital of Tete, Mozambique. [PDF]

, 2011
Objectives  To investigate the burden and outcome of HIV infection and other morbidities amongst a Mozambican hospital staff. Methods  Within an occupational health service set up in April 2008 in the provincial hospital of Tete, Mozambique, we offered ...
Bemelmans, Buve, Collier, Connelly, International Labor Organization, Kober, Kruse, Mann, Marchal, Marchal, Ministry of Health, Mozambique, Nyblade, N’Galy, O’Donnell, Shisana, Shisana, Uebel, Uebel, World Health Organization   +18 more
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Can screening and brief intervention lead to population-level reductions in alcohol-related harm? [PDF]

, 2012
A distinction is made between the clinical and public health justifications for screening and brief intervention (SBI) against hazardous and harmful alcohol consumption.
A Beich, A Moyer, A Romelsjö, AC Wagenaar, B Engdahl, D Acheson, D Mendez, D Raistrick, Department of Health, E Kaner, E Kaner, E Kaner, E Wells-Parker, G Edwards, G Wilson, H Holder, H Holder, H Kristenson, H Mooney, J Ballesteros, J McQueen, J Prochaska, JB Saunders, K Bell, K Bruun, K Bush, K Seppa, L Stead, M Holmila, MAH Russell, MF Fleming, MF Fleming, N Heather, N Heather, N Heather, N Heather, N Heather, N Heather, National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence, NHS Health Scotland, Nick Heather, O-J Skog, P Anderson, P Makela, P Nilsen, P Nilsen, P Nilsen, P Nilsen, P Wallace, R Hingson, R Hodgson, R Mann, R Mann, R Purhouse, R Room, RG Smart, S Casswell, S Ledermann, S Rollnick, S Wutzke, T Babor, T Babor, T Cook, T Stockwell, The NHS’s Role in the Public’s Health, UK National Screening Committee, WR Miller   +66 more
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