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Community Pharmacists' Awareness of Intimate Partner Violence: An Exploratory Study

INNOVATIONS in Pharmacy, 2013
Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious public health problem, impacting more than 12 million people in the United States each year. The only know effective health care intervention is routine screening for IPV exposure; however, this ...
Marie Barnard, Donna West-Strum, Erin Holmes, Yi Yang, Kristen Alley Swain   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Short-term effectiveness of face-to-face periodic occupational health screening versus electronic screening with targeted follow-up: results from a quasi-randomized controlled trial in four Belgian hospitals

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2022
OBJECTIVES: In many countries, organisations are legally obliged to have occupational physicians screen employees regularly. However, this system is time-intensive, and there may be more cost-effective alternatives.
Jonas Stefaan Steel, Lode Godderis, Jeroen Luyten   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Economics of tandem mass spectrometry screening of neonatal inherited disorders [PDF]

, 2006
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of neonatal screening for phenylketonuria (PKU) and medium-chain acyl-coA dehydrogenase (MCAD) deficiency using tandem mass spectrometry (tandem MS). Methods: A systematic review
Beverley, C., Chilcott, J., Eastham, J., Paisley, S., Pandor, A.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

The credibility of health economic models for health policy decision-making: the case of population screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm [PDF]

, 2007
<i>Objectives</i>: To review health economic models of population screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) among elderly males and assess their credibility for informing decision-making. <i>Methods</i>: A literature review
Briggs, A.H., Buxton, M., Campbell, H., Kim, L., Thompson, S.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Health screening for emerging non-communicable disease burdens among the global poor: Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa.

Journal of Health Economics, 2020
Evidence for the effectiveness of population health screenings to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases in low-income countries remains very limited. We investigate the sustained effects of a health screening in Malawi where individuals received
A. Ciancio, F. Kämpfen, H. Kohler, I. Kohler   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Cohort profile: the National Health Insurance Service-National Health Screening Cohort (NHIS-HEALS) in Korea

BMJ Open, 2017
Purpose The National Health Insurance Service-Health Screening Cohort (NHIS-HEALS) is a cohort of participants who participated in health screening programmes provided by the NHIS in the Republic of Korea.
S. Seong, Yeon-Yong Kim, Sue-Kyung Park, Y. Khang, H. Kim, Jong Heon Park, Hee-Jin Kang, Cheol-Ho Do, Jong-Sun Song, Eun-Joo Lee, Seongjun Ha, S. Shin, Seung-lyeal Jeong   +12 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

How rates of perinatal mental health screening in Australia have changed over time and which women are missing out.

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2020
OBJECTIVES To report rates of perinatal mental health screening from 2000 to 2017 and investigate factors associated with not being screened both antenatally and postnatally more recently (2013-2017).
K. Moss, N. Reilly, A. Dobson, D. Loxton, L. Tooth, G. Mishra   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Spectrum Analysis of Inherited Metabolic Disorders for Expanded Newborn Screening in a Central Chinese Population

Frontiers in Genetics, 2022
Neonatal inherited metabolic disorders (IMDs) are closely associated with early neonatal death and abnormal growth and development. Increasing attention has been paid to IMDs because of their high incidence and diversity.
Xia Li, Jun He, Ling He, Yudong Zeng, Xuzhen Huang, Yechao Luo, Yujiao Li   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The views of general practitioners and practice nurses towards the barriers and facilitators of proactive, internet-based chlamydia screening for reaching young heterosexual men [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Chlamydia trachomatis is a common bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI), which disproportionately affects young people under 25 years. Commonly, more women are offered screening than men.
B Duncan, C Marston, C Pope, C Salisbury, CAM McNulty, D Scholes, I van den Broek, J Ritchie, JA Shoveller, JV Bailey, K Buston, K Lorimer, K Lorimer, Karen Lorimer, KE Greenland, Lisa M McDaid, N Low, N Low, N Low, N Low, National Chlamydia Screening Programme (NSCP) in England, NHS National Services Scotland, O McCarthy, P Baraitser, P Craig, PW Dielissen, R Lorch, R Ma, S Woodhall, SIG Network, SM Noar, Susan Martin, The UK Collaborative Group for HIV and STI Surveillance, WM Davis   +33 more
core   +2 more sources

The Utility of Digital Anal Rectal Examinations in a Public Health Screening Program for Anal Cancer

Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease, 2020
Objectives There are no uniform screening recommendations for anal cancer. Medical practice guidelines are now available on the use of Digital Anal Rectal Examinations (DARE) for the detection of anal cancer; however, because screening can result in more
A. Nyitray, G. D’Souza, E. Stier, G. Clifford, E. Chiao   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source