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Mortality inequality in 1-59 months children across Iranian provinces: Referring system and determinants of death based on hospital records

International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2013
Background: To determine inequality in mortality in 1-59 months children across Iranian provinces focusing on referring system and determinants of death.
Masoud Amiri, Hamid Reza Lornejad, Sayyed Hamed Barakati, Mohammad Esmaeil Motlagh, Roya Kelishadi, Parinaz Poursafa   +5 more
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Indigenous identification in hospital separations data: quality report [PDF]

This report presents the results of a study on the quality of Indigenous identification in administrative records of hospitalisations in public hospitals in Australia.An estimated 88% of Indigenous patients were correctly identified in public hospital

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Clinical and Biological Features of Response in Resistant Neuroblastoma to 131I‐Metaiodobenzylguanidine Radiotherapy in the Anti‐GD2 Immunotherapy Era

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background 131I‐metaiodobenzylguanidine (131I‐MIBG) radiotherapy is a key treatment for relapsed and refractory (R/R) neuroblastoma (NB). Patients with R/R disease treated in the modern era are increasingly exposed to anti‐GD2 immunotherapy, which exerts selective pressure and may modify both tumor cell state and microenvironment.
Benjamin J. Lerman, Katherine K. Matthay, Fabienne Hollinger, Catriona Black, Ann A. Lazar, Miguel Pampaloni, Steven G. DuBois, Kieuhoa T. Vo   +7 more
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Analysis on spatial-temporal distribution characteristics of smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis in China, 2004–2015

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019
Background: In China, tuberculosis (TB) is still a major infectious disease threatening people’s health. Smear positive pulmonary TB is one of the most common infectious forms of TB and it might easily cause the outbreak in some areas.
Qiang Mao, Chenghui Zeng, Dacheng Zheng, Yahong Yang   +3 more
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Optimisation of traffic accident statistics [PDF]

, 2003
The OPTIMA project or the “Optimisation of traffic accident statistics”, initiated by the DWTC1, is part of a strategy to obtain the necessary means to establish a traffic safety policy.
Boets, Sofie, De Mol, Johan
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Quality and Cost Analysis of Nurse Staffing, Discharge Preparation, and Postdischarge Utilization [PDF]

, 2011
Objectives. To determine the impact of unit-level nurse staffing on quality of discharge teaching, patient perception of discharge readiness, and postdischarge readmission and emergency department (ED) visits, and cost-benefit of adjustments to unit ...
Bobay, Kathleen, Weiss, Marianne E., Yakusheva, Olga   +2 more
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Hospitalization Through Families’ Eyes: Comparing Inpatient Care Quality for Children With Sickle Cell Disease and Cystic Fibrosis in Canada

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic, inherited hemoglobinopathy that requires frequent hospitalization for disease‐related complications. Canadian data on inpatient care is limited. This study compared caregiver‐reported hospital experiences of children with SCD to those with cystic fibrosis (CF), a chronic, autosomal recessive ...
Hailey M. Zwicker, Kyle Kemp, Perri Tutelman, Sharon H. J. Hou, Paul Fairie, Maria Santana, Gregory M. T. Guilcher, Taryn Fay‐McClymont, Glenda Bendiak, Wendy Pelletier, Nicola Wright, Fiona Schulte   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mental health at Tokanui in the early years [PDF]

, 2012
Tokanui was the first hospital to be built entirely to the villa design, and as such, its physically separate wards presented considerable opportunity for the classification and treatment of patients.
Campion, Michelle Edith, Coleborne, Catharine, Prebble, Kate   +2 more
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Mortality after admission for acute myocardial infarction in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in New South Wales, Australia: a multilevel data linkage study [PDF]

, 2012
Background - Heart disease is a leading cause of the gap in burden of disease between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians. Our study investigated short- and long-term mortality after admission for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people admitted with ...
A Brown, A Brown, AH Leyland, Aiden J O’Loughlin, Alastair H Leyland, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Australian Bureau of Statistics, B Mezuk, DA Alter, Deborah A Randall, G Turrell, J Merlo, J Rasbash, JM Katzenellenbogen, JM Katzenellenbogen, JS Ross, K Hill, L Wood, Louisa R Jorm, M Lawrence, Mary M Haines, MD Coory, MJ Vermeulen, National Centre for Classification in Health, NE Hayman, PJ Bradshaw, Population Health Division, S Mathur, Sandra J Eades, Sanja Lujic, SAS Institute Inc, T Vos, Timothy R Churches, V Sundararajan   +38 more
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Ethnic Differences in the Association Between SOD2 rs4880 and Hepatotoxicity in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Report From the REDIAL Consortium

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Treatment‐associated hepatotoxicity (TAH) is a common complication of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) treatment, but genetic risk factors remain poorly understood. We evaluated the SOD2 rs4880 variant in 544 children with ALL at Texas Children's Hospital. After adjusting for demographic and clinical covariates, the rs4880 C allele
Emily J. Mason, John P. Woodhouse, Joanna S. Yi, M. Monica Gramatges, Olga A. Taylor, Veronica A. Morales, Shalini Dhamodharan, Marley Roberts, Karen R. Rabin, Philip J. Lupo, Michael E. Scheurer, Van Huynh, Steven D. Mittelman, Etan Orgel, Austin L. Brown   +14 more
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