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Development and validation of the person-centered postnatal care scale for low- and middle-income countries. [PDF]

open access: yesReprod Health
Afulani PA   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

From struggle to strength: transforming breast cancer screening for women in low- and middle-income countries. [PDF]

open access: yesBr J Radiol
Salama DH   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Anaemia in low-income and middle-income countries

The Lancet, 2011
Anaemia affects a quarter of the global population, including 293 million (47%) children younger than 5 years and 468 million (30%) non-pregnant women. In addition to anaemia's adverse health consequences, the economic effect of anaemia on human capital results in the loss of billions of dollars annually.
Yarlini, Balarajan   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Surgery in Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries

Surgical Clinics of North America
Global surgery is an emerging field aimed at improving surgical care access and achieving health equity, especially in low-income and middle-income countries (LIMCs). Despite misconceptions, surgical procedures can be cost-effective and essential for addressing conditions like trauma, cancer, and infections.
Brian, Diskin, Mary Ann, Hopkins
openaire   +2 more sources

Retinopathy of prematurity in middle-income countries

The Lancet, 1997
In the 1940s and 1950s retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) was the single commonest cause of blindness in children in many industrialised countries; it now accounts for only 6-18% of blindness registrations. It is not known what proportion of blindness is due to ROP in countries that do not have blindness registers. Information on blindness in children in
C, Gilbert   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

HIV in prison in low-income and middle-income countries

The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2007
High prevalence of HIV infection and the over-representation of injecting drug users (IDUs) in prisons combined with HIV risk behaviour create a crucial public-health issue for correctional institutions and, at a broader level, the communities in which they are situated. However, data relevant to this problem are limited and difficult to access.
Kate, Dolan   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Surgical services in low-income and middle-income countries

The Lancet, 2007
Although substantial progress has been made in addressing the burden of communicable and vaccine-preventable diseases in low-income and middle-income countries the burden of diseases that are surgically treatable is increasing and has been neglected. Both morbidity and mortality from surgically preventable (eg elective hernia repair) or treatable (eg ...
David A, Spiegel, Richard A, Gosselin
openaire   +2 more sources

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