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Young, male, road traffic victims: a systematic review of the published trauma registry literature from low and middle income countries

SICOT-J, 2015
Background: Trauma contributes significantly to the global burden of disease. We analysed published trauma registries to assess the demographics of those most affected in low and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Boughton Oliver, Jones Gareth G., Lavy Christopher B.D., Grimes Caris E.   +3 more
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Global respiratory syncytial virus-associated mortality in young children (RSV GOLD): a retrospective case series [PDF]

, 2017
Background Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is an important cause of pneumonia mortality in young children. However, clinical data for fatal RSV infection are scarce. We aimed to identify clinical and socioeconomic characteristics of children
Aamir, Uzma Bashir, Ali, Asad, Bassat, Quique, Bont, Louis J., Butt, Warwick, Chi, Hsin, Cohen, Cheryl, da Costa Oliveira, Maria Tereza, de Freitas Lázaro Emediato, Carla Cecília, de-Paris, Fernanda, Fasce, Rodrigo A., Gentile, Angela, Gessner, Bradford D., Goka, Edward A., Gordon, Aubree, Grobbee, Diederick E., Groome, Michelle J, Halasa, Natasha, Ito, Hisato, Khuri-Bulos, Najwa, Leung, Ting F., Lopez, Olga, Lucero, Marilla G., Lucion, Florencia, Lupisan, Socorro P., Madhi, Shabir A., Mejias, Asuncion, Moyes, Jocelyn, Munywoki, Patrick K., Nair, Harish, Nokes, D. James, O'Brien, Katherine L., on behalf of the, Oshitani, Hitoshi, Paes, Bosco A., Papenburg, Jesse, PERCH Study Group, Pires, Márcia Rosane, Polack, Fernando P., Ramilo, Octavio, Rath, Barbara A., Roglić, Srđan, Scheltema, Nienke M., Simões, Eric A F, Spaeder, Michael C., Sutanto, Agustinus, Sánchez, José F., Thamthitiwat, Somsak, Thorburn, Kentigern   +48 more
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Health and Economic Benefits of Improved Injury Prevention and Trauma Care Worldwide [PDF]

, 2014
Objectives: Injury is a significant source of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and often disproportionately affects younger, more productive members of society. While many have made the case for improved injury prevention and trauma care, health system
Agarwal-Harding, Kiran J., Arreola-Risa, Carlos, Kotagal, Meera, Meara, John G., Mock, Charles, Quansah, Robert   +5 more
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Building neurosurgical capacity in low and middle income countries

eNeurologicalSci, 2016
Neurosurgery capacity in low- and middle-income countries is far from adequate; yet burden of neurological diseases, especially neuro-trauma, is projected to increase exponentially.
Anthony Fuller, Tu Tran, Michael Muhumuza, Michael M. Haglund   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multimorbidity matters in low and middle-income countries

Journal of Multimorbidity and Comorbidity, 2022
Multimorbidity is a complex challenge affecting individuals, families, caregivers, and health systems worldwide. The burden of multimorbidity is remarkable in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) given the many existing challenges in these settings ...
Ana Basto-Abreu, Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutierrez, Alisha N Wade, Daniela Oliveira de Melo, Ana S Semeão de Souza, Bruno P Nunes, Arokiasamy Perianayagam, Maoyi Tian, Lijing L Yan, Arpita Ghosh, J Jaime Miranda   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical Research in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

AMA Journal of Ethics, 2009
There are advantages and objections to conducting clinical trials in middle-income nations and possible approaches to overcoming the objections. Virtual Mentor is a monthly bioethics journal published by the American Medical Association.
openaire   +2 more sources

Duplicity: Heated Tobacco Products Strategy in Low - and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs): A Philippine Case Study

Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2019
Introduction Tobacco companies are employing the same tactics they have used for years to market tobacco “harm reduction”, like heated tobacco products (HTPs) and e-cigarettes/ electronic nicotine delivery devices.
Deborah Sy, Allan Villanueva, Irene Patricia Reyes   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bringing Financial Literacy and Education to Low and Middle Income Countries: The Need to Review, Adjust, and Extend Current Wisdom [PDF]

This paper presents a World Bank led and Russia trust fund financed work program to measure financial capability and the effectiveness of financial education in low and middle income countries.
Holzmann, Robert
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Prognostic implications of the ID1 expression in acute myeloid leukemia patients treated in a resource-constrained setting

Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy
Introduction: The aberrant expression of the inhibitor of DNA binding (ID1) gene has been frequently associated with the leukemogenesis and prognostication acute myeloid leukemia (AML), although its clinical importance has never been investigated in ...
Aleide S. Lima, Matheus F. Bezerra, Amanda Moreira-Aguiar, Isabel Weinhäuser, Bianca L. Santos, Raul M. Falcão, Maria L. Salustiano-Bandeira, Pedro L. Franca-Neto, Marinus M. Lima, Felipe Saldanha-Araujo, Juan L. Coelho-Silva, Diego A. Pereira-Martins, Marcos A. Bezerra, Antonio R. Lucena-Araujo   +13 more
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Investigating the direct and indirect associations between birth intervals and child growth and development: A cross-sectional analysis of 13 Demographic and Health Surveys

SSM: Population Health, 2022
There is considerable literature on the associations of short birth intervals with adverse perinatal outcomes. However, less is known about the associations with child growth and development.
Lilia Bliznashka, Joshua Jeong
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