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Prescription characteristics associated with fall-related injury risk among older adults prescribed benzodiazepines: a cohort study

BMC Geriatrics, 2022
Background Benzodiazepines (BZD) are widely prescribed to older adults despite their association with increased fall injury. Our aim is to better characterize risk-elevating factors among those prescribed BZD. Methods A retrospective cohort study using a
Donovan T. Maust, Amy S. B. Bohnert, Julie Strominger, Neil Alexander, Lillian Min, Geoffrey J. Hoffman, Jason E. Goldstick   +6 more
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Psychosocial Outcomes in Patients With Endocrine Tumor Syndromes: A Systematic Review

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction The combination of disease manifestations, the familial burden, and varying penetrance of endocrine tumor syndromes (ETSs) is unique. This review aimed to portray and summarize available data on psychosocial outcomes in patients with ETSs and explore gaps and opportunities for future research and care.
Daniël Zwerus, Floortje Strobbe, Annemarie A. Verrijn Stuart, Hanneke M. van Santen, Gerlof D. Valk, Sasja A. Schepers, Rachel S. van Leeuwaarde   +6 more
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Workers compensation-reported injuries among security and law enforcement personnel in the private versus public sectors

Injury Epidemiology, 2018
Background Private and Public security and law enforcement (SLE) sectors perform multiple overlapping job duties. Methods Workers’ compensation (WC) SLE first reports of injury (FROI) data (2005–2015) were analyzed to describe injuries, identify ...
W. S. Witt, T. L. Bunn, S. Slavova
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Characteristics of unintentional injuries reported to Shanghai hospitalized injury surveillance system， 2017‒2020

Shanghai yufang yixue, 2023
ObjectiveTo analyze the characteristics of hospitalized unintentional injuries and to provide evidence for formulating injury prevention and control strategies.MethodsDescriptive analysis was conducted on injury information of unintentional injury cases ...
XU Naiting, PENG Juanjuan, GAO Ning, ZHOU Deding, YU Yan, LIU Jinghong, SHI Yan   +6 more
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Lifestyle Behaviors and Cardiotoxic Treatment Risks in Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Higher doses of anthracyclines and heart‐relevant radiotherapy increase cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. This study assessed CVD and CVD risk factors among adult childhood cancer survivors (CCSs) across cardiotoxic treatment risk groups and examined associations between lifestyle behaviors and treatment risks.
Ruijie Li, Raquel Revuelta Iniesta, Alan R. Barker, Dimitris Vlachopoulos, Tomáš Sláma, Christina Schindera, Fabiën N. Belle   +6 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
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Self-reported prevalence of asthma and its associated factors among adult rural population in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study using WHO PEN protocol

BMJ Open, 2023
Objective For over a decade, the prevalence of asthma remained unchanged at around 7% in Bangladesh. Although asthma causes significant morbidity among both children and adults, updates on epidemiological data are limited on the prevalence in Bangladesh.
Riffat Ara Shawon, AKM Fazlur Rahman, Palash Chandra Banik, Lingkan Barua, Saidur Rahman Mashreky, Mithila Faruque, Shagoofa Rakhshanda, Minhazul Abedin, Abrar Wahab   +8 more
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Parent‐to‐Child Information Disclosure in Pediatric Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Despite professional consensus regarding the importance of open communication with pediatric cancer patients about their disease, actual practice patterns of disclosure are understudied. Extant literature suggests a significant proportion of children are not told about their diagnosis/prognosis, which is purported to negatively ...
Rachel A. Kentor, Flora Hoodin, Michelle Byrd, Kristin A. Kullgren, Leah LaLonde, Lauren Benkoske, Patrick Smith, Dawn Carson, Karen MacDonald, Susumu Inoue, Brenda Kitchen, Kate Gowans, Gregory A. Yanik   +12 more
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Prolonged Corrected QT Interval as an Early Electrocardiographic Marker of Cyclophosphamide‐Induced Cardiotoxicity in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Patients

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cyclophosphamide (CY) is associated with potentially fatal cardiotoxicity, yet no electrocardiographic indices have been established for early detection of CY‐induced cardiomyopathy. This study aimed to determine whether corrected QT interval (QTc) prolongation can predict early onset of CY‐related cardiac dysfunction in pediatric ...
Junpei Kawamura, Kentaro Ueno, Takuro Nishikawa, Yoshihiro Takahashi, Koji Nakae, Yasuhiro Okamoto   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

An early implementation assessment of Ontario’s Healthy Kids Community Challenge: results from a survey of key stakeholders

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background In Ontario Canada, the Healthy Kids Community Challenge (HKCC) is a program intended to reduce the prevalence and prevent childhood overweight and obesity through community-based initiatives to improve health behaviours.
Michelle M. Vine, Jocelyn W. Jarvis, Eunice Chong, Rachel E. Laxer, Adam Ladak, Heather Manson   +5 more
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