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Wolves and Warfare in the History of the Low Countries, 1000-1800

BMGN: Low Countries Historical Review, 2022
The connection between warfare and an increased wolf presence or even wolf attacks is a recurrent theme in European narrative sources. Many historical studies have also commented on the widespread belief in this connection and suggested that armed ...
S. Govaerts
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Investing for population mental health in low and middle income countries—where and why?

International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 2022
Background Policy makers intent on improving population mental health are required to make fundamental decisions on where to invest resources to achieve optimal outcomes.
M. Freeman
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The Female Mortality Advantage in the Seventeenth‐Century Rural Low Countries

Gender & History, 2020
Data from famines from the nineteenth century onward suggest that women hold a mortality advantage during times of acute malnutrition, while modern laboratory research suggests that women are more resilient to most pathogens causing epidemic diseases ...
D. Curtis, Q. Han
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Post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and the associated factors among children and adolescents with a history of maltreatment in Uganda

European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2022
Worldwide, children who grow up under adverse conditions risk the development of mental health problems. However, reliable data on the estimated magnitude of mental disorders of PTSD, depression and their associated factors among maltreated children and ...
Herbert E. Ainamani, Roland Weierstall-Pust, R. Bahati, Anne T. Otwine, S. Tumwesigire, G. Z. Rukundo   +5 more
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Population attributable fractions for risk factors for spontaneous preterm births in 81 low- and middle-income countries: A systematic analysis

Journal of Global Health, 2022
Background Complications associated with preterm birth (PTB) are the largest contributor to under-five mortality globally. Success in reaching the Sustainable Development Goal target requires identifying potentially modifiable risk factors for PTB ...
E. Bryce, Sabi Gurung, Hannah Tong, J. Katz, Anne C. C. Lee, R. Black, N. Walker   +6 more
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The Benelux and the Cold War: Re-interpreting West-West Relations

, 2016
What is there new to say on the Low Countries and transatlantic relations during the Cold War? How do recent trends in Cold War research open up uncharted areas to explore these relations from new angles and perspectives?
Kim Christiaens, F. Gerits, I. Goddeeris, G. Scott-Smith   +3 more
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A systematic review on estimating population attributable fraction for risk factors for small-for-gestational-age births in 81 low- and middle-income countries

Journal of Global Health, 2022
Background Small for gestational age (SGA) is a public health concern since it is associated with mortality in neonatal and post-neonatal period. Despite the large magnitude of the problem, little is known about the population-attributable risk (PAR) of ...
Sabi Gurung, Hannah Tong, E. Bryce, J. Katz, Anne C. C. Lee, R. Black, N. Walker   +6 more
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Impact of low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening on lung cancer-related mortality.

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2022
BACKGROUND Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related death in the world, however lung cancer screening has not been implemented in most countries at a population level.
A. Bonney, R. Malouf, C. Marchal, D. Manners, K. Fong, H. Marshall, L. Irving, R. Manser   +7 more
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Building a Global Evidence Base to Guide Policy and Implementation for Group Antenatal Care in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries: Key Principles and Research Framework Recommendations from the Global Group Antenatal Care Collaborative

Journal of midwifery & women's health, 2020
Evidence from high‐income countries suggests that group antenatal care, an alternative service delivery model, may be an effective strategy for improving both the provision and experience of care.
L. Grenier, J. Lori, B. Darney, L. Noguchi, Sheela Maru, C. Klima, Tiffany Lundeen, D. Walker, Crystal L. Patil, S. Suhowatsky, S. Musange   +10 more
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Unintended pregnancy resolution among parous women in twelve low- and middle-income countries.

Journal of Biosocial Science, 2021
Around 40% of pregnancies worldwide are unintended and a half of those are terminated. Yet, few international comparisons of unintended pregnancy resolution (choosing birth or abortion) exist.
Heini Väisänen, Ewa Batyra
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