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Physical activity surveillance in the context of low- and middle-income countries

, 2021
In low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), there is a large burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). From an epidemiological perspective, it is essential that surveillance of NCDs and their risk factors, such as physical activity (PA), is well ...
Cora L. Craig, Craig, Cora L., Bauman, Adrian E., Pedišić, Željko, Adrian E. Bauman, Željko Pedišić   +5 more
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External Balance in Low‐Income Countries

NBER International Seminar on Macroeconomics, 2009
This paper offers a coherent empirical analysis of the determinants of the real exchange rate, the current account, and the net foreign assets position in low income countries. The paper focuses on indicators specific to low income countries, such as the quality of policies and institutions, the special access to official external financing, and the ...
Lone Christiansen, Alessandro Prati, Luca Antonio Ricci, Thierry Tressel   +3 more
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Children with disabilities in low-income countries [PDF]

Paediatrics & Child Health, 2005
Disability is a major public health concern worldwide and the situation for children with disabilities is even more serious. The present article will focus on the issue of children with disabilities in low-income countries. Approximately one-third of the world's disabled population is children and many of these disabling conditions are preventable.
Debra L, Cameron, Stephanie, Nixon, Penny, Parnes, Mia, Pidsadny   +3 more
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Tuberculosis after initiation of antiretroviral therapy in low-income and high-income countries [PDF]

, 2007
We examined the incidence of and risk factors for tuberculosis during the first year of highly active antiretroviral therapy in low-income (4540 patients) and high-income (22,217 patients) countries.
Rickenbach, Martin, Sprinz, Eduardo, Myer, L, Egger, Matthias, Hosseinipour, Mina, May, M, Rickenbach, M, Reiss, Peter, Brinkhof, MW, Braitstein, Paula, Miro, JM, Cohort Collaboration, ART, May, Margaret, Nash, D, Pascoe, M, Bangsberg, David R., Schechter, M, Boulle, A, Egger, M, Dabis, F, Hosseinipour, E, Brinkhof, Martin, W.G., Bangsberg, DR, Keiser, Olivia, Mocroft, Amanda, Miro, Jose M., Myer, Landon, Miro, Jose, M., Reiss, P, Schechter, Mauro, Antiretroviral, Therapy in Low-Income Countries Collaboration of the Internation, Rickenback, M, Brinkhof, Martin W. G., Dabis, Francois, Nash, Denis, van Der Borght, Stefaan, Braitstein, P, Boulle, Andrew, Hosseinipour, M, Keiser, O, Pascoe, Margaret, van der Borght, S, Mocroft, A, Bangsberg, David, R., Sprinz, E   +44 more
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Understanding the relationship between technological innovation and environmental sustainability under the silver lining of education

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2023
Information and communication technology has gradually become one of the most important pillars of the economy. In addition to economic growth, environmental pollution is a product of information and communication technologies (ICTs) as well.
Kashif Iqbal, Yichu Wang, Danish, Nan Li, Salahuddin Khan, Nasir Mahmood, Wang Shuo   +6 more
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Disparities in Cardiovascular Research Output and Disease Outcomes among High-, Middle- and Low-Income Countries – An Analysis of Global Cardiovascular Publications over the Last Decade (2008–2017)

Global Heart, 2021
Background:Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Health research is crucial to managing disease burden. Previous work has highlighted marked discrepancies in research output and disease burden between high ...
Nada Qaisar Qureshi, Syed Hamza Mufarrih, Gerald S. Bloomfield, Wajeeha Tariq, Aysha Almas, Ali H. Mokdad, John Bartlett, Imran Nisar, Sameen Siddiqi, Zulfiqar Bhutta, Daniel Mark, Pamela S. Douglas, Zainab Samad   +12 more
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Obstetric fistula in low‐income countries [PDF]

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 2008
AbstractObjectiveTo identify, survey, and systematically review the current knowledge regarding obstetric fistula as a public health problem in low‐income countries from the peer‐reviewed literature.MethodsThe Medline and Science Citation Index databases were searched to identify public health articles on obstetric fistula in low‐income countries ...
Zheng, Alice X., Anderson, Frank W.J.
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Hospital admissions among immigrants from low-income and foreign citizens from high-income countries in Spain in 2000–2012

Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, 2019
Over the last decade, the number of foreign nationals in Spain has increased. Our aim was to report the trends in hospital admissions, differentiating between foreign nationals from high-income countries (HICs) and from low- and middle-income countries ...
José M. Ramos, Héctor Pinargote, Eva M. Navarrete-Muñoz, Alejando Salinas, Jaume Sastre   +4 more
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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among parents in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A meta-analysis

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
BackgroundVaccination is the most effective method to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. Nevertheless, vaccine hesitancy has been an issue. Parental hesitancy toward vaccines is a major part of the problem.
Wafa Abu El Kheir-Mataria, Basma M. Saleh, Hassan El-Fawal, Sungsoo Chun   +3 more
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The future of psychiatry in low- and middle-income countries [PDF]

, 2009
The great shortage, and inequitable distribution, of psychiatrists in low- and middle-income countries is one of the key reasons for the large treatment gap for people with mental disorders.
Patel, V
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