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A STUDY ON PREVALENCE OF DIABETES MELLITUS TYPE 2 AMONG PATIENTS AGED 30-60 YEARS ATTENDING HEALTH SERVICE AT BUKEDEA HEALTH CENTER IV IN BUKEDEA DISTRICT. A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY.

Student's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2023
Background: Type2 diabetes mellitus is a type of diabetes mellitus that is very prevalent in Uganda and affects a wide percentage of the adult population.
William Otigo , Daisy Kiyingi
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The Melbourne East Monash General Practice Database (MAGNET): Using data from computerised medical records to create a platform for primary care and health services research

Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics, 2016
The Melbourne East MonAsh GeNeral PracticE DaTabase (MAGNET) research platform was launched in 2013 to provide a unique data source for primary care and health services research in Australia.
Danielle Mazza, Christopher Pearce, Lyle Robert Turner, Maria de Leon-Santiago, Adam McLeod, Jason Ferriggi, Marianne Shearer   +6 more
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FACTORS INFLUENCING UTILISATION OF PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS AGAINST HIV/AIDS AMONG FEMALE SEX WORKERS. A CASE STUDY OF KOOME ISLANDS MUKONO DISTRICT. A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY DESIGN.

Student's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2023
Background: This study, therefore, sought to find out factors influencing the utilization of oral HIV Pre-Exposure prophylaxis among Female Sex Workers in Koome Islands. Methodology: Results were obtained using a convenience sampling technique. A target
JOHN JAMES NALUWOGO, David Kansiime
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FACTORS INFLUENCING FOOD FORTIFICATION AS A MEANS TO COMBAT MALNUTRITION AMONG CHILDREN ATTENDING IMMUNIZATION AT NAKASONGOLA HEALTH CENTER IV. A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY.

Student's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2023
Introduction:  Objectives: To determine the factors influencing food fortification as a means to combat malnutrition among children attending immunization whereas the specific objectives were to assess the knowledge of caretakers, ascertain the attitude,
Arthur Matthew Bukenya , Justine Negesa
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Examining the “Medicare Effect” on Distant-Stage Cancer Diagnoses by Site, Gender, and Rurality

Journal of Scientific Innovation in Medicine, 2023
Background: Compared to cancers detected early, distant stage cancers are associated with lower survival, diminished quality of life, and higher costs.
Jason Semprini
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Validity of Race and Ethnicity Codes in Medicare Administrative Data Compared With Gold-standard Self-reported Race Collected During Routine Home Health Care Visits

Medical Care, 2019
Background: Misclassification of Medicare beneficiaries’ race/ethnicity in administrative data sources is frequently overlooked and a limitation in health disparities research.
O. Jarrín, A. Nyandege, I. Grafova, Xinqi Dong, Haiqun Lin   +4 more
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Racial disparities in access to DBS: results of a real-world U.S. claims data analysis

Frontiers in Neurology, 2023
IntroductionDeep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective and standard-of-care therapy for Parkinson’s Disease and other movement disorders when symptoms are inadequately controlled with conventional medications.
Michael Frassica, Drew S. Kern, Drew S. Kern, Mitra Afshari, Allison T. Connolly, Chengyuan Wu, Nathan Rowland, Juan Ramirez-Castaneda, Mwiza Ushe, Claudia Salazar, Claudia Salazar, Xenos Mason, Xenos Mason   +12 more
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Site of Death, Place of Care, and Health Care Transitions Among US Medicare Beneficiaries, 2000-2015

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2018
Importance End-of-life care costs are high and decedents often experience poor quality of care. Numerous factors influence changes in site of death, health care transitions, and burdensome patterns of care.
J. Teno, P. Gozalo, A. Trivedi, J. Bunker, Julie C. Lima, J. Ogarek, V. Mor   +6 more
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Effectiveness of local support for the adoption of a national programme – a descriptive study

Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics, 2014
Background Change management in health care is a complex and time-consuming endeavour, and no less so in implementing technological systems. In deploying a nationwide programme, the personally controlled electronic health record (PCEHR), the Australian ...
Christopher Pearce, Jenny Bartlett, Adam McLeod, Paula Eustace, Rod Amos, Marianne Shearer   +5 more
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Evaluation of Machine-Learning Algorithms for Predicting Opioid Overdose Risk Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Opioid Prescriptions

JAMA Network Open, 2019
Key Points Question Can machine-learning approaches predict opioid overdose risk among fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries? Findings In this prognostic study of the administrative claims data of 560 057 Medicare beneficiaries, the deep neural network ...
W. Lo‐Ciganic, James L. Huang, Hao H. Zhang, Jeremy C Weiss, Yonghui Wu, C. K. Kwoh, Julie M Donohue, G. Cochran, Adam J. Gordon, Daniel C. Malone, Courtney C. Kuza, W. Gellad   +11 more
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