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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common pediatric cancer, with an overall survival now surpassing 90% in developed countries. However, treatments are not without adverse effects. In this study, we apply the severe toxicity‐free survival (STFS) framework to determine the prevalence of 21 physician‐defined severe ...
Lane Collier +10 more
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Men's use of sexual health services [PDF]
Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care, 2003 Context and objective Previous research on users of sexual health services has focused primarily on women. However, a focus on men also is needed to address sexual ill-health. This paper uses various data sources to describe the level of, and trends in, men's use of sexual health services in England.
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The use of mapping in public health and planning health services [PDF]
Journal of Public Health, 1997 The availability of relatively inexpensive, user-friendly geographical information systems, with a steadily extending range of analytic and other facilities, provides a powerful tool for the analysis and display of the increasing number of health-related data sets, and for their greater accessibility. Relationships between several sets of variables can
A, Gordon, J, Womersley
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Personalized Zebrafish Models for Fusion‐Positive Pediatric Sarcomas
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Clinical sequencing efforts have revolutionized our approaches to categorizing pediatric cancers in real time. This has dramatically improved our ability to profile pediatric tumors, identify actionable vulnerabilities, and influence clinical care.
Lisa H. Hall +2 more
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The Impact of Childhood Obesity on Health and Health Service Use [PDF]
Health Services Research, 2017 ObjectiveTo test the impact of obesity on health and health care use in children, by the use of various methods to account for reverse causality and omitted variables.Data Sources/Study SettingFifteen rounds of the Health Survey for England (1998–2013), which is representative of children and adolescents in England.Study DesignWe use three methods to ...
Jonas Minet, Kinge, Stephen, Morris
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Health Literacy, Self‐Efficacy and Knowledge of Sickle Cell Disease Among Caregivers
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hereditary blood disorder in which abnormal haemoglobin leads to severe anaemia, painful crises and organ failure. Caregivers’ health literacy (HL) – their ability to assess, understand and apply information, and interact with healthcare professionals – is crucial for managing children with SCD, yet ...
Melanie Bruinooge +6 more
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Australian Journal of Psychology, 2020 Objective Retrospective, parent‐reported data suggest that 50% of Australian children with mental health disorders miss out on care. In a national sample, we aimed to determine the proportion receiving mental health services and associated ...
Harriet Hiscock +7 more
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Why People Use Health Services [PDF]
The Milbank Quarterly, 1966 Aims of the Paper The principal aims of this paper are (1) to increase professional health workers’ knowledge of selected research findings and theory so that they may better understand why and under what conditions people take action to prevent, detect and diagnose disease; and (2) to increase awareness among qualified behavioral scientists about the
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Swedish Entrepreneurs’ Use of Occupational Health Services [PDF]
AAOHN Journal, 2011 Small-scale enterprises are less often covered by occupational health services and have insufficient awareness about health and risks in the work environment. This study investigated how Swedish entrepreneurs in small-scale enterprises use occupational health services. The study used a questionnaire sent in two waves, 5 years apart.
Kristina, Gunnarsson +2 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Leukemia is the most common childhood cancer in Mexico, and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most frequent subtype. Exposure to high concentrations of benzene has been associated with ALL incidence, particularly in urban areas. This study evaluated the relationship between distance to benzene emission sources and the number
Orlando Rivera Zurita +5 more
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