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Average age at death in infancy and infant mortality level: reconsidering the Coale-Demeny formulas at current levels of low mortality [PDF]

The longterm historical decline in infant mortality has been accompanied by increasing concentration of infant deaths at the earliest stages of infancy.
Evgueni M. Andreev, W. Ward Kingkade
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HLA genotype testing for carbamazepine, oxcarbazepine and eslicarbazepine: A guideline developed by the UK Centre of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation in Pharmacogenomics (CERSI‐PGx)

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Carbamazepine is licensed in the United Kingdom for the treatment of epilepsy, bipolar disorder and trigeminal neuralgia. The related compounds oxcarbazepine and eslicarbazepine are licensed for the treatment of epilepsy. These drugs can cause immune‐mediated hypersensitivity reactions, which typically affect the skin, and can be of variable severity ...
Lucy Galloway, Cinzia Dello Russo, Nicholas Bass, Elvira Bramon, Helen Cross, Natalie Curley, Sarah Curran, Helen Davies, Jana De Villiers, William Evans, Bernhard Frank, Alice Groves, Judith Hayward, Jon Higham, Dyfrig A. Hughes, Shwe Sin Kyaw, Anthony G. Marson, Ailsa McLellan, Seth Mensah, Francis O'Neill, Jane Sargison, Sanjay M. Sisodiya, Jill Swan, Joanna M. Zakrewska, Munir Pirmohamed   +24 more
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The Poor at Birth: Infant Auxology and Mortality at Philadelphia's Almshouse Hospital, 1848-1873 [PDF]

This paper presents an analysis of birth weights and infant mortality in mid-nineteenth century Philadelphia using obstetrics records of Philadelphia's Almshouse hospital, an institution for the poor and their offspring.
Claudia D. Goldin, Robert A. Margo
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Identification of major congenital malformations based on healthcare databases in France: A proof‐of‐concept study using the epi‐meres nationwide mother–child register

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract Aim Besides registries, healthcare databases can provide useful information for assessing the frequency of major congenital malformations (MCMs) and investigating their risk factors, particularly medication exposures. This study aimed to assess the validity of MCMs identification based on French national, comprehensive healthcare databases ...
Tom Duchemin, Lise Marty, Jérôme Drouin, Sara Miranda, Jérémie Botton, Valérie Olié, Alain Weill, Rosemary Dray‐Spira   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Infant mortality by color or race from Rondônia, Brazilian Amazon

Revista de Saúde Pública
OBJECTIVE To analyze the quality of records for live births and infant deaths and to estimate the infant mortality rate for skin color or race, in order to explore possible racial inequalities in health.
Caroline Gava, Andrey Moreira Cardoso, Paulo Cesar Basta   +2 more
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Associations Between Sex Composition of Older Siblings and Infant Mortality in India from 1992 to 2016

EClinicalMedicine, 2019
Background: This study examines associations between sex composition of older siblings and infant mortality by sex, to guide efforts to address excess female infant mortality in India. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study of infant
Anita Raj, Nicole E. Johns, Lotus McDougal, Amruta Trivedi, Prashant Bharadwaj, Jay G. Silverman, Kaushalendra Kumar, Laishram Ladusingh, Abhishek Singh   +8 more
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Toxic exposure in America: estimating fetal and infant health outcomes [PDF]

We examine the effect of toxic exposure on U.S. infant and fetal mortality rates between 1989 and 2002 from toxic pollution released by facilities reporting to the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI).
Chanont Banternghansa, Linda T.M. Bui, Nikhil Agarwal   +2 more
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KIDS COUNT Indicator Brief: Reducing Infant Mortality [PDF]

, 2009
Examines U.S. infant mortality trends by race/ethnicity and among industrialized nations. Outlines strategies to improve women's health, ensure timely prenatal care, address racial/ethnic disparities, and continue prevention efforts past the first ...
Barbara Shore, Rima Shore
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Nanomaterial‐based immune therapeutic strategies in neurodegenerative diseases

BMEMat, EarlyView.
This review highlights the immunomodulatory potential of nanomaterials (NMs) in treating neurodegenerative diseases (NDs). It focuses on their roles in regulating innate and adaptive immune responses to maintain immune homeostasis. By providing insights into these mechanisms, the review lays the groundwork for innovative NMs therapeutic strategies to ...
Xinru Zhou, Jia Liu, Shulin Lai, Suhan Yin, Bingmin Luo, Longquan Shao, Yiyuan Kang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

How can we make international comparisons of infant mortality in high income countries based on aggregate data more relevant to policy?

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2017
Background Infant mortality rates are commonly used to compare the health of populations. Observed differences are often attributed to variation in child health care quality.
Ania Zylbersztejn, Ruth Gilbert, Anders Hjern, Pia Hardelid   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source