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Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in low- and middle-income countries: a scattered picture

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2021
Data on comprehensive population-based surveillance of antimicrobial resistance is lacking. In low- and middle-income countries, the challenges are high due to weak laboratory capacity, poor health systems governance, lack of health information systems ...
Katia Iskandar, Laurent Molinier, Souheil Hallit, Massimo Sartelli, Timothy Craig Hardcastle, Mainul Haque, Halyna Lugova, Sameer Dhingra, Paras Sharma, Salequl Islam, Irfan Mohammed, Isa Naina Mohamed, Pierre Abi Hanna, Said El Hajj, Nurul Adilla Hayat Jamaluddin, Pascale Salameh, Christine Roques   +16 more
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Are estimates of socioeconomic inequalities in chronic disease artefactually narrowed by self-reported measures of prevalence in low-income and middle-income countries? Findings from the WHO-SAGE survey [PDF]

, 2014
Background: The use of self-reported measures of chronic disease may substantially underestimate prevalence in low-income and middle-income country settings, especially in groups with lower socioeconomic status (SES).
Aitsi-Selmi, A., Basu, S, Ebrahim, S, Khan, Z., Millett, C., Stuckler, D, Vellakkal, S.   +6 more
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Stock Markets in Low and Middle Income Countries [PDF]

This paper explores the question of whether the institution of the stock market is likely to be helpful to low and middle income countries in promoting development of their real economy and ensuring fast industrial growth.
Ajit Singh
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Socioeconomic status and COPD among low- and middle-income countries

International Journal of COPD, 2016
Matthew Grigsby,1,2 Trishul Siddharthan,1 Muhammad AH Chowdhury,3 Ali Siddiquee,3 Adolfo Rubinstein,4 Edgardo Sobrino,4 J Jaime Miranda,5,6 Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz,5 Dewan Alam,7 William Checkley1,2 1Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, School of ...
Grigsby M, Siddharthan T, Chowdhury MAH, Siddiquee A, Rubinstein A, Sobrino E, Miranda JJ, Bernabe-Ortiz A, Alam D, Checkley W   +9 more
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Financial development, trade openness and financial openness: do income levels matter for developing countries? [PDF]

Using a panel of 29 African middle and low income countries with data spanning from 1988 to 2007, we analyze linkages between openness and financial intermediary development when income levels matter. Main findings are four: firstly, openness in the last
Simplice A, Asongu
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Orthopaedics in low- and middle-income countries [PDF]

International Orthopaedics, 2022
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Assessing frailty amongst older people admitted to hospital in a low-income setting: a multicentre study in northern Tanzania

BMC Geriatrics
Background Populations are ageing globally and Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) are experiencing the fastest rates of demographic change. Few studies have explored the burden of frailty amongst older people in hospital in LMICs, where healthcare ...
Sean L Davidson, Luke Emmence, Sara May Motraghi-Nobes, Emily Bickerstaff, George Rayers, Godrule Lyimo, Joseph Kilasara, Mary Chuwa, Fortunatus Kisheo, Elibariki Kisaruni, Sarah Urasa, Emma Mitchell, Catherine L Dotchin, Richard W Walker   +13 more
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The Scorecard on Development, 19602016: China and the Global Economic Rebound [PDF]

, 2017
This report looks at the rate of progress of economic, health, and social indicators, including per capita GDP, mortality, life expectancy, and education for all countries with available data. It examines the twenty-first century rebound for the majority
David Rosnick, Jacob Wilson, Mark Weisbrot   +2 more
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Pesticide Poisonings in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Environmental Health Insights, 2018
Aims and scope This editorial is an introduction to the papers making up the special issue on ’pesticide poisonings in low- and middle income countries’.
Erik Jørs, Dinesh Neupane, Leslie London   +2 more
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The impact of income inequality and national wealth on child and adolescent mortality in low and middle-income countries

BMC Public Health, 2017
Background Income inequality and national wealth are strong determinants for health, but few studies have systematically investigated their influence on mortality across the early life-course, particularly outside the high-income world.
Joseph L. Ward, Russell M. Viner
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