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COVID-19 in Low and Middle Income Countries
The COVID-19 pandemic is by far the worst epidemic in the last century, causing more than 6 [...]
Robert Colebunders+1 more
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Multimorbidity matters in low and middle-income countries
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+10 more
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Infective Endocarditis in Low- And Middle-Income Countries [PDF]
Infective endocarditis (IE) is a rare, life-threatening disease with a mortality rate of upto 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
Delahaye, François+3 more
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Pesticide Poisonings in Low- and Middle-Income Countries [PDF]
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+2 more
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Hand hygiene in low- and middle-income countries [PDF]
A panel of experts was convened by the International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID) to overview evidence based strategies to reduce the transmission of pathogens via the hands of healthcare workers and the subsequent incidence of hospital ...
Michael J. Loftus+9 more
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Hypertension in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
In recent decades low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have been witnessing a significant shift toward raised blood pressure; yet in LMICs, only 1 in 3 are aware of their hypertension status, and ≈8% have their blood pressure controlled. This rising burden widens the inequality gap, contributes to massive economic hardships of patients and carers ...
Aletta E. Schutte+8 more
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Objectives To evaluate the profile of non-urgent patients triaged ‘green’, as part of a triage trial in the emergency department (ED) of a secondary care hospital in India.
Naveen Sharma+13 more
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Background Low rates of caesarean delivery (CD) (
Anna Alaska Pendleton+7 more
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Abstract This study uses longitudinal data from the UK Millennium Cohort Study (N = 13,277) to examine the childhood and early adolescence factors that predict weapon involvement in middle adolescence, which in this study is exemplified by having carried or used a weapon.
Aase Villadsen, Emla Fitzsimons
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Background Breast cancer is the commonest cancer among women in India, yet the uptake of early detection programs is poor. This leads to late presentation, advanced stage at the time of diagnosis, and high mortality.
Riya Sawhney+7 more
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