Pharmacy, 2023 Pharmaceutical poisoning is a significant global public health concern, causing approximately 190,000 deaths annually. This scoping review aims to comprehensively map the available literature on pharmaceutical poisoning and compare patterns between high ...
Claire Cowans +3 more
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Access to training in neurosurgery (Part 2): The costs of pursuing neurosurgical training
Brain and Spine, 2022 Introduction: Opportunities for in-country neurosurgical training are severely limited in LMICs, particularly due to rigorous educational requirements and prohibitive upfront costs.
Deen L. Garba +7 more
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Dementia in low- and middle-income countries [PDF]
International Psychiatry, 2006 It is 100 years since Dr Alois Alzheimer, a German neurologist, observed changes in the brain that are now known to be the characteristic features of Alzheimer's disease, the commonest form of dementia. Until recently this condition was thought to occur only infrequently in low- and middle-income countries; now it has been realised that the prevalence ...
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Retinoblastoma in Low- and Middle-Income Countries [PDF]
Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, 2019 In this issue of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, there are three reports addressing the management of Retinoblastoma in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC) [1–3].
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Strengthening mental health systems in low- and middle-income countries: recommendations from the Emerald programme [PDF]
, 2019 This paper provides a set of proposed recommendations for mental health system strengthening in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) that have arisen from the ‘Emerging mental health systems in LMICs’ (Emerald) research programme.
Alem, Atalay +11 more
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Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2023 Information and communication technology has gradually become one of the most important pillars of the economy. In addition to economic growth, environmental pollution is a product of information and communication technologies (ICTs) as well.
Kashif Iqbal +6 more
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Neurodevelopmental disorders in low‐ and middle‐income countries [PDF]
Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2012 This commentary is on the review by Scherzer et al. on pages 1079–1084 of this issue.
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Randomised trials relevant to mental health conducted in low and middle-income countries: protocol for a survey of studies published in 1991, 1995 and 2000 and assessment of their relevance [PDF]
, 2006 BACKGROUND A substantial proportion of the psychiatric burden of disease falls on the world's poorest nations. Despite this, relatively little is known about the quality and content of clinical research undertaken in these countries, or the relevance ...
Adams, C.E. +4 more
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Infective Endocarditis in Low- and Middle-Income Countries [PDF]
Cardiology Clinics, 2017 Infective endocarditis (IE) is a rare, life-threatening disease with a mortality rate of 25% and significant debilitating morbidities. Although much has been reported on contemporary IE in high-income countries, conclusions on the state of IE in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are based on studies conducted before the year 2000.
Njuguna, Benson +3 more
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Impact of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines on Pneumonia Hospitalizations in High- and Low-Income Subpopulations in Brazil. [PDF]
, 2017 BackgroundPneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) are being used worldwide. A key question is whether the impact of PCVs on pneumonia is similar in low- and high-income populations.
Kürüm, Esra +7 more
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