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Cancer in Low- and Medium-Income Countries

Annals of Global Health, 2014
HICs, high-income countries; LMICs, lowand medium income countries; [, increasing importance; Y, decreasing importance. *Includes obesity and physical activity. Includes environmental factors. Major impact. Relatively minor impact. This issue of the Annals of Global Health addresses multiple facets of the growing epidemic of cancer in lowand middle ...
Boffetta, P., Islami, F.
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Women with Cancer in Low-Income Countries

Current Oncology, 2017
In the 1 November issue of The Lancet in 2016, three papers and three accompanying editorials reviewed the descriptive epidemiology of breast and cervical cancer in low-income countries, highlighting the shortcomings of current efforts at cancer control and the need for improvement [...]
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Worldwide Network for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (WBMT) recommendations for establishing a hematopoietic stem cell transplantation program in countries with limited resources (Part II): Clinical, technical and socio-economic considerations ☆

Hematology/Oncology and Stem Cell Therapy, 2020
The development of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) programs can face significant challenges in most developing countries because such endeavors must compete with other government health care priorities, including the delivery of basic ...
M. Aljurf, D. Weisdorf, S.K. Hashmi, A. Nassar, E. Gluckman, M. Mohty, D. Rizzo, M. Pasquini, M. Hamadani, W. Saber, P. Hari, M. Kharfan-Dabaja, N. Majhail, U. Gerges, Amir Ali Hamidieh, F. Hussain, A. Elhaddad, H.K. Mahmoud, A. Tbakhi, T.B. Othman, R.M. Hamladji, M.A. Bekadja, P. Ahmed, A. Bazarbachi, S. Adil, S. Alkindi, S. Ladeb, D. Dennison, M. Patel, P. Lu, A.E. Quessar, S. Okamoto, Y. Atsuta, A. Alhejazi, M. Ayas, S.O. Ahmed, N. Novitzky, A. Srivastava, A. Seber, H. Elsolh, A. Ghavamzadeh, D. Confer, Y. Kodera, H. Greinix, J. Szer, M. Horowitz, D. Niederwieser   +46 more
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On the economic vulnerability of low-income countries [PDF]

, 2000
This chapter examines the relevance of the economic vulnerability concept for low-income countries (LICs), a topic which has recently been given considerable importance by several international bodies. Reference is also made to the vulnerability of small island developing states. Conceptual aspects of vulnerability are first discussed.
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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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Corruption’s Crossroads: Exploring Firm Performance and Auditors’ Role in Emerging Markets

Economies
This study examines the relationship between country-level corruption (proxied by the Corruption Perception Index, CPI) and firm performance (measured by Return on Assets, ROA) across 18,286 firms in the East Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia regions.
Sheela Sundarasen, Izani Ibrahim, Ahnaf Ali Alsmady, Tanaraj Krishna   +3 more
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A Study on Entrepreneurship and Growth Nexus in High and Low-Income Countries - The Application of Panel Regression Estimation

Theory, Methodology, Practice
While common sense would suggest that entrepreneurship and economic growth are positively related, it remains unclear whether entrepreneurship is a primary predictor of economic growth conceptually and empirically.
Aku-Sika Buah
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Epilepsy in low- to middle-income countries

Current Opinion in Neurology
Purpose of review Epilepsy disproportionately affects those in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where diagnostic and treatment gaps persist. We highlight key recent developments and showcase practical opportunities to improve epilepsy care in resource limited settings ...
Sen, A, Newton, CR, Ngwende, G
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Orthopaedics in low- and middle-income countries [PDF]

International Orthopaedics, 2022
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Research in low-income countries

Annals of Oncology, 1999
G, Masera, A, Biondi
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