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A Systematic Review of Evidence on the Clinical Effectiveness of Surveillance Imaging in Children With Medulloblastoma and Ependymoma

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Surveillance imaging aims to detect tumour relapse before symptoms develop, but it's unclear whether earlier detection of relapse leads to better outcomes in children and young people (CYP) with medulloblastoma and ependymoma. This systematic review aims to identify relevant literature to determine the efficacy of surveillance magnetic ...
Lucy Shepherd, Melissa Taylor, Helen Fulbright, Bob Phillips   +3 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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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
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FERTILITY CARE IN LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES: Fertility care in low- and middle-income countries

Reproduction and Fertility
Infertility affects millions worldwide, with significant medical, financial, and emotional challenges, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Cultural, religious, financial, and gender-related barriers hinder access to treatment, exacerbating social and economic consequences, especially for women.
Willem Ombelet, Federica Lopes
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Growth divergence and income inequality in OECD countries: the role of trade and financial openness. LEQS Paper No. 148/2018 October 2019 [PDF]

, 2019
This paper analyses trade and financial openness effects on growth and income inequality in 35 OECD countries. Our model takes into account both short run and long run effects of factors explaining income divergence between and within the countries.
De Santis, Roberta, D’Elia, Enrico
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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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Impact of agricultural land conversion on climate change [PDF]

, 2020
Climate change and land use conversion are two major global environmental issues. A claim is made that climate change has brought new challenges for global land use, while land use conversion is hardly realized as a major driver for climate change. Using
Azadi, Hossein, Burkart, Stefan, De Maeyer, Philippe, Mahmoudi, Hossein, Taheri, Fatemeh, Witlox, Frank   +5 more
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Improved Outcomes for Older Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With Neuroblastoma in the Post‐Immunotherapy Era: An Updated Report From the International Neuroblastoma Risk Group

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background We describe clinical and biologic characteristics of neuroblastoma in older children, adolescents, and young adults (OCAYA); describe survival outcomes in the post‐immunotherapy era; and identify if there is an age cut‐off that best discriminates outcomes.
Rebecca J. Deyell, Kavitha Srivatsa, Paola Angelini, Pei‐Chi Kao, Brady Payne, Arlene Naranjo, Sveva Castelli, Miho Kato, Miki Ohira, Ulriche Pöetschger, Yaël Mossé, Lucas Moreno, Meredith S. Irwin, Ramya Ramanujachar, Wendy B. London   +14 more
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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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Technology upgrading of middle income economies: A new approach and results [PDF]

, 2018
We explore issues of measurement for technology upgrading of the economies moving from middle to high-income status. In exploring this issue, we apply theoretically relevant and empirically grounded middle level conceptual and statistical framework based
Radosevic, Slavo, Yoruk, Esin
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