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Paediatric cancer in low-income and middle-income countries

The Lancet Oncology, 2013
Patterns of cancer incidence across the world have undergone substantial changes as a result of industrialisation and economic development. However, the economies of most countries remain at an early or intermediate stage of development-these stages are characterised by poverty, too few health-care providers, weak health systems, and poor access to ...
Ian Magrath, Eva Steliarova-Foucher, Sidnei Epelman, Raul C Ribeiro, Mhamed Harif, Chi-Kong Li, Rejin Kebudi, Scott D Macfarlane, Scott C Howa   +8 more
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PTSD in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

2018
The burden of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) is high. In addition to trauma type and sociodemographic correlates, cultural and social drivers of the disorder are critical to consider in diagnosis and treatment provision. Sociocultural factors may underpin the cognitive and affective neural mechanisms of
Soraya Seedat, Sharain Suliman
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HIV in prison in low-income and middle-income countries

The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2007
High prevalence of HIV infection and the over-representation of injecting drug users (IDUs) in prisons combined with HIV risk behaviour create a crucial public-health issue for correctional institutions and, at a broader level, the communities in which they are situated. However, data relevant to this problem are limited and difficult to access.
Carmen Aceijas, Ben Kite, Gerry V. Stimson, Emma Black, Kate Dolan   +4 more
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Kidney care in low- and middle-income countries

Clinical Nephrology, 2020
Optimal kidney care requires a trained nephrology workforce, essential healthcare services, and medications. This study aimed to identify the access to these resources on a global scale using data from the multinational survey conducted by the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) (Global Kidney Health Atlas (GKHA) project), with emphasis on ...
Qarni, Bilal, Osman, Mohamed A., Levin, Adeera, Feehally, John, Harris, David, Jindal, Kailash, Olanrewaju, Timothy O., Samimi, Arian, Olah, Michelle E., Braam, Branko, Sakajiki, Aminu Muhammad, Lunney, Meaghan, Wiebe, Natasha, Ye, Feng, Jha, Vivekanand, Okpechi, Ikechi, Courtney, Mark, Klarenbach, Scott, Johnson, David W., Bello, Aminu K.   +19 more
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Surgical services in low-income and middle-income countries

The Lancet, 2007
Although substantial progress has been made in addressing the burden of communicable and vaccine-preventable diseases in low-income and middle-income countries the burden of diseases that are surgically treatable is increasing and has been neglected. Both morbidity and mortality from surgically preventable (eg elective hernia repair) or treatable (eg ...
David A. Spiegel, Richard A. Gosselin
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Challenges in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

2020
Although the vast majority of traumatic brain injury (TBI) research has been done in high-income countries (HICs), the burden of TBI is much higher in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This is a problem, because there is no evidence to guide us about how to treat patients when the resources for emergency care, imaging and neurosurgical ...
Tsegazeab Laeke, Knut Wester, Terje Sundstrøm, Morten Lund-Johansen   +3 more
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Burn Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Clinics in Plastic Surgery, 2017
This article examines the societal impact of thermal injury in low- and middle-income countries. The authors describe the unique challenges of these health care systems in providing care for burned patients, focusing on resuscitation, excision and grafting, rehabilitation, and reconstruction.
Bruce A. Cairns, Jared R. Gallaher, Anthony G. Charles   +2 more
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Sepsis in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

2018
Sepsis is one of the oldest and most complex syndromes in medicine that still poses a significant challenge to healthcare professionals worldwide. Despite current epidemiological data suggesting a huge global burden of sepsis, knowledge regarding the incidence, prevalence, and mortality rates of sepsis is scarce, especially in low- and middle-income ...
Flávia Ribeiro Machado, Luciano Cesar Pontes Azevedo   +1 more
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PISA for low- and middle-income countries

Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2015
This article looks at the challenges of capacity to participate in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Programme of International Student Assessment (PISA) for low- ...
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Childhood obesity in low- and middle-income countries

Paediatrics and International Child Health, 2014
Overweight and obesity in childhood is an increasing problem for the less affluent countries of the world. The prevalence of overweight/obesity varies, not only between countries but across countries, depending on the environments in which children live. Changes in physical activity and diet are having adverse effects on children's nutrition.
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