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Effect of Austerity Measures on Infant Mortality: Evidence From Greece

Health Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Governments frequently adopt austerity policies when facing economic crises, yet their long‐term consequences for population health remain incompletely understood. This paper examines the impact of large‐scale fiscal austerity on infant mortality by exploiting the Troika‐led economic adjustment program implemented in Greece beginning in 2010 ...
Robert J. Kolesar, Rok Spruk
wiley   +1 more source

Improving neonatal health in Nepal: Major challenges to achieving millennium development goal 4 [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Globally, more than 40% of all under-five child deaths occur during the neonatal period. Neonatal mortality in Nepal is 33 per 1,000 live births, eight times that of developed regions.
Joshi, R., Sharma, Sheetal, van Teijlingen, Edwin   +2 more
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Epidemiology of gastroschisis: A population-based study in California from 1995 to 2012. [PDF]

, 2018
BackgroundAlthough the incidence of gastroschisis is increasing, risk factors are not clearly identified.MethodsUsing the Linked Birth Database from the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development from 1995 to 2012, patients with ...
Anderson, Jamie E, Cheng, Yvonne, Galganski, Laura A, Hirose, Shinjiro, Saadai, Payam, Stark, Rebecca A, Stephenson, Jacob T   +6 more
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From Parallel Provision to Health System Integration: Exploring the Trajectory and Contextual Drivers of the Healthcare Response for Refugees in Six Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rising numbers of refugees, prolonged displacement and reduced funding have led to challenges in terms of how to address their healthcare needs, with different approaches taken, ranging from parallel mechanisms to arrangements that are integrated (to different extents) within the national health system. Increasingly, global frameworks call for
Maria Paola Bertone, Natasha Palmer, Amina Olabi, Ibrahim Bou‐Orm, Hussam Rekani, Hassan Ould Moctar, Ricardo Chuquimia, Chitalu Miriam Chama‐Chiliba, Ben Ngoye, Zahid Ali Memon, Marcia Vera‐Espinoza, Karin Diaconu, Alastair Ager, Sophie Witter   +13 more
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Why is ethnicity a risk factor for postpartum haemorrhage?

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is a leading cause of maternal mortality and morbidity on a global scale. Ethnic background is known to be a determinant of variation in the outcomes of women receiving maternity care across the world.
Hashviniya Sekar, Karen Joash
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Ambient Air Toxic Releases and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania [PDF]

, 2009
Previous studies have shown that women exposed to certain air pollutants are at an increased risk for preterm delivery and/or delivering a low birth weight newborn. Preterm delivery and low birth weight are associated with an increased risk for morbidity
Carman, April E
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Research progress on the role of inflammatory mediators in the pathogenesis of epilepsy

Ibrain, Volume 11, Issue 1, Page 44-58, Spring 2025.
In the central nervous system, activated immune cells lead to the overproduction of inflammatory mediators through the corresponding signal pathway. Under the stimulation of inflammatory factors, neuroinflammation ultimately occurs. Overexpression of inflammatory mediators and activated immunocytes plays an important role in the emergence and ...
Yue Yu, Fei‐Ji Sun
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Safe abortion – Still a neglected scenario: A study of septic abortions in a tertiary hospital of Rural India [PDF]

, 2010
Background and Aims: In spite abortion has been legalized in India over three decades, unsafe abortion continues to be a significant contributor of maternal mortality and morbidity.
Bhattacharya, S, Mistri, P, Mukherjee, G, Pati , S   +3 more
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Early‐Life Exposures and Risk of Multiple Myeloma: A Population‐Based Case–Control Study in Australia

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
Early‐life exposures may influence immune system development and, in turn, affect cancer susceptibility. In this population‐based case‐control study, the authors examined whether in utero or early childhood exposures were associated with the risk of developing multiple myeloma in adulthood.
Zhuoyu Sun, Julie K. Bassett, Simon Cheah, Fiona J. Bruinsma, Wendy Cozen, Simon J. Harrison, H. Miles Prince, Nicole Wong Doo, Graham G. Giles, Roger L. Milne, Brigid M. Lynch   +10 more
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Environmental Pesticide Exposure in the Etiology of Pediatric Brain Tumors and Leukemia: A Scoping Review of Epidemiological Studies

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric cancer is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in children. The etiologies of pediatric cancer are largely unknown, but environmental pesticide exposures are likely to contribute. Chronic low‐dose exposure to pesticide mixtures through drinking water is a growing concern in agricultural communities.
Grace N. VanDeSteeg, Alyssa R. Russum, Matthew R. Sandbulte, Eleanor G. Rogan, Martha G. Rhoades   +4 more
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