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Mapping the Multidisciplinary Field of Public Health Services and Systems Research

American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2011
Public health services and systems research (PHSSR) is the field of study charged with evaluating the public health system. PHSSR currently lacks a clear identity integrating the many theories, approaches, and disciplines contributing to the field.Experts in PHSSR were consulted to identify 11 key published PHSSR studies.
Jenine K, Harris, Kate E, Beatty, Jesse D, Lecy, Julianne M, Cyr, Robert M, Shapiro   +4 more
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Economic burden of excess weight among older adults in Singapore: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Open, 2022
Objectives To estimate the incremental per capita and aggregate direct and indirect costs of excess weight among older adults (aged 40–80) in Singapore.Design Secondary data analysis of an existing cross-sectional surveySetting Residential districts in ...
Ecosse Lamoureux, Eric Andrew Finkelstein, Vinh Anh Huynh, Chay Junxing, Kwang Wei Tham   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Improved Early Referral in Long‐Term Survivor Care With Institutional Standardized Practice Among Childhood Leukemia Survivors#

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In 2018, the Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Center Leukemia Program implemented a practice standard to support the transition from treatment to survivorship that includes shared, alternating care between leukemia and survivorship clinicians and a reminder to refer survivors to the long‐term survivor clinic (LTSC) 2 years after ...
Ji Yun Tark, Kayla L. Foster, Omar Shakeel, Mary C. Shapiro, Shawki L. Qasim, ZoAnn Dreyer, Eric S. Schafer, Ashley M. Butler, Austin L. Brown, Maria Monica Gramatges   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

System within systems: challenges and opportunities for the Expanded Programme on Immunisation in Pakistan

Health Research Policy and Systems, 2019
Background Pakistan has one of the highest infant and child mortality rates in the world, half of these occurring due to vaccine-preventable diseases. The country started its Expanded Programme on immunisation (EPI) in 1978.
Zaeem Haq, Babar Tasneem Shaikh, Nhan Tran, Assad Hafeez, Abdul Ghaffar   +4 more
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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, Emma N. Harrison, Genevieve C. Kendall   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health services research: building capacity to meet the needs of the health care system [PDF]

Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, 2017
Health services researchers have an important role to play in helping health care systems around the world provide high quality, affordable services. However, gaps between the best evidence and current practice suggest that researchers need to work in new ways. The production of research that meets the needs and priorities of the health system requires
Barratt, Helen, Shaw, Jay, Simpson, Lisa, Bhatia, Sacha, Fulop, Naomi   +4 more
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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, Maite E. Houwing, Rowena L. Grohssteiner, Ferdows Atiq, Sonja A. M. C. Teuben, Mirjam P. Fransen, Marjon H. Cnossen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Leukemia and Exposure to Potential Benzene Sources in Children From the Mexico City Metropolitan Area, 2010–2021: A Geospatial Analysis

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, Norma Candelaria López Santiago, Claudia Maria García Cuellar, Karla Maldonado Silva, Nancy Reynoso Noverón, Leticia Hernández Cadena   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lightning Injury is a disaster in Bangladesh? - Exploring its magnitude and public health needs [version 1; referees: 3 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

F1000Research, 2016
Background: Lightning injury is a global public health issue. Low and middle-income countries in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world are most affected by lightning.
Animesh Biswas, Koustuv Dalal, Jahangir Hossain, Kamran Ul Baset, Fazlur Rahman, Saidur Rahman Mashreky   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Randomized trial evaluating the effectiveness of within versus across-category front-of-package lower-calorie labelling on food demand

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Several front-of-pack (FOP) labels identify healthier options by comparing foods within product categories. Alternative approaches label healthier options by comparing across categories. Which approach is superior remains unknown.
Eric Andrew Finkelstein, Felicia Jia Ler Ang, Brett Doble   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source