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Qualitative study of UK health and care professionals to determine resources and processes that can support actions to improve quality of data used to address and monitor health inequalities

BMJ Open
Introduction Health inequalities in the UK are investigated and addressed by analysing data across socioeconomic factors, geography and specific characteristics, including those protected under law.
Sian Evans, Carol Brayne, Louise Lafortune, Sowmiya Moorthie, Emre Oguzman   +4 more
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Participation in cervical cancer screening among migrants and non-migrants in primary healthcare in Lisbon: a register-based study

BMJ Global Health
Introduction Cervical cancer screening is a critical preventive measure to reduce the burden of cervical cancer. Yet, disparities persist worldwide, particularly among migrant populations. This study examined cervical cancer screening participation among
Claudia Marotta, Catarina Gomes Madeira, Anna Georgina Ditter, Mario Carlo Battista Raviglione   +3 more
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Contribution of associated trees to long-term species conservation, carbon storage and sustainability: a functional analysis of tree communities in cacao plantations of Central Cameroon

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 2017
In Central Africa, most cacao is still cultivated in low-input agroforests where cacao associated trees are traditionally valued by farmers. These systems are sustainable on the long run, support biodiversity conservation and carbon storage.
Stéphane Saj, Claire Durot, Kenneth Mvondo Sakouma, Kevin Tayo Gamo, Marie-Louise Avana-Tientcheu   +4 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
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Extracting homogenous data from heterogenous diseases: RaraSwed, the Swedish national rare disease quality registry

BMC Global and Public Health
In the Swedish universal healthcare system, persons living with rare diseases (PLWRD) face major challenges in receiving diagnosis and accessing care,stemming in part from heterogeneity of disease and systemic barriers to care. This contributes to health
Sanna Mansoob, Dan Hellström, Magnus Burstedt, Malin Grände, Cecilia Gunnarsson, Stephanie Juran, Lovisa Lovmar, Katarina Sandgren, Maria Johansson Soller, Anna Wedell, Cecilia Soussi Zander, Alexandra Wennberg, Marie Stenmark Askmalm   +12 more
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RETHINKING LOCAL KNOWLEDGE: DIGITIZING LOCAL KNOWLEDGE BETWEEN EXTINCTION AND SUSTAINABILITY

Journal of Social Political Sciences
This study investigates the impact of digitalization on the preservation of local knowledge within the Ammatoa Kajang community in South Sulawesi. It specifically addresses the research questions: (1) What forms of local knowledge in the Ammatoa Kajang ...
Paisal Halim, Syamsiah Badruddin, Suci Ayu Kurniah P   +2 more
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Local Knowledge Matters

, 2018
Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. This book explores the critical role that local knowledge plays in public policy processes as well as its role in the co-production of policy relevant knowledge with the scientific and professional communities.
Kharisma Nugroho, Fred Carden, Hans Antlov   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Heterogeneity in the Global Practice of Central Nervous System Staging in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Central nervous system (CNS) involvement in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is assessed by cell counting and cytomorphology from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and is used for treatment stratification worldwide. The ratio of “CNS2” patients in clinical trials ranges from 3% to 40%, with unclear prognostic significance ...
Laura Almási, Bernadett Borbála Huszti, Gábor Barna, Marko Kavcic, Janez Jazbec, Lennart Lenk, Vera Münch, Sophia Polychronopoulou, Ágnes Márk, Maria Thastrup, Lüder H. Meyer, Kjeld Schmiegelow, Cornelia Eckert, Christina Halsey, Dániel J. Erdélyi   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

The challenges of One Health. Accessing and networking with different forms of knowledge and epistemologies

CABI One Health, 2023
Despite its recent growth in popularity since the COVID-19 pandemic, One Health* can be traced back to the colonial period when it was used to control the health of local communities and their animals while exploiting natural resources. At present, it is
Nicolas Lainé
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Supporting Survivor‐Centered Care Through Digital Health Integration

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Survivors of childhood cancer face barriers to receiving guideline‐based, long‐term follow‐up care. Two digital tools, Passport for Care (PFC) and Cancer SurvivorLink (SurvivorLink), address complementary gaps by enabling tailored survivorship care plan (SCP) generation, updating, storage, and sharing.
Jordan G. Marchak, Rebecca Williamson‐Lewis, Michael O'Connor, Michael Palgon, Yu‐Ra Kim, Michael Schuckenbrock, Paula Edwards, Abraham Mendoza, Anthony Adams, Brian Arriaga‐Solis, Justin Parker, Harry Tinoco‐Giraldo, Jason King, C. Michael Fordis, Karen E. Effinger, Maria Monica Gramatges   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source