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A retrospective review of the contribution of rare diseases to paediatric mortality in Ireland

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2020
Aims To ascertain the number of paediatric deaths (0–14 years) with an underlying rare disease in the Republic of Ireland between the years 2006–2016, and to analyse bed usage by a paediatric cohort of rare disease inpatients prior to in-hospital death ...
Emer Gunne, Cliona McGarvey, Karina Hamilton, Eileen Treacy, Deborah M. Lambert, Sally Ann Lynch   +5 more
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Sarcopenic obesity and risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality: a population-based cohort study of older men. [PDF]

, 2014
OBJECTIVES: To examine associations between sarcopenia, obesity, and sarcopenic obesity and risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and all-cause mortality in older men. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study.
Atkins, JL, Lennon, LT, Morris, RW, Papacosta, O, Wannamethee, SG, Whincup, PH   +5 more
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Trends in inequality in length of life in India: a decomposition analysis by age and causes of death

Genus, 2017
Background Studies dealing with trends in inequality in length of life in India are rare. Studies documenting the contribution of age and causes of death to the inequality in length of life are more limited. Objective The study aims to examine the trends
Abhishek Singh, Ankita Shukla, Faujdar Ram, Kaushalendra Kumar   +3 more
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Risky injection practices and HCV awareness in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand: a respondent-driven sampling study of people who inject drugs

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background People who inject drugs (PWID) are the most exposed to hepatitis C virus (HCV). In Thailand, drug use is highly criminalized, and harm reduction services are scarce. This study estimates risky injection practices and assesses the proportion of
Myrtille Prouté, Sophie Le Coeur, Métrey H. Tiv, Timothée Dub, Parinya Jongpaijitsakul, Anantika Ratnamhin, Chaisiri Angkurawaranon, Apinun Aramrattana, Marc Lallemant   +8 more
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Placental weight and mortality in premenopausal breast cancer by tumor characteristics [PDF]

, 2012
Placental weight may be regarded as an indirect marker of hormone exposures during pregnancy. There is epidemiological evidence that breast cancer mortality in premenopausal women increases with placental weight in the most recent pregnancy.
Adolfsson, J., Bahmanyar, S., Cnattingius, S., Fornander, T., Hajiebrahimi, M.H., Lambe, M., Wärnberg, F.   +6 more
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Interaction of physical activity on the association of obesity-related measures with multimorbidity among older adults: a population-based cross-sectional study in India

BMJ Open, 2021
Objective To explore the associations between obesity-related measures and multimorbidity among older Indian adults and the interactive effects of physical activity in those associations.Design A cross-sectional study was conducted using large ...
Shobhit Srivastava, Vinod Joseph K J, Drishti Dristhi, T Muhammad   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Comparative Analysis of Influenza Vaccination Programs [PDF]

, 2006
The threat of avian influenza and the 2004-2005 influenza vaccine supply shortage in the United States has sparked a debate about optimal vaccination strategies to reduce the burden of morbidity and mortality caused by the influenza virus.
Babak Pourbohloul, Brandriss, Bryan Grenfell, Cauchemez, Cauchemez, Dauer, Dezso, Ferguson, Fox, Frost, Glezen, Govaert, Grais, Harper, Hethcote, Jennings, Lauren Ancel Meyers, Longini, Longini, Longini, Luk, Meyers, Meyers, Meyers, Mills, Monto, Newman, Noble, Olsen, Pastor-Satorras, Patel, Paul, Pourbohloul, Reichart, Shweta Bansal, Taber, Thompson, Thompson, Woolhouse   +38 more
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Perception, environmental determinants, and health complications of excess weight in India: a mixed methods approach

Scientific Reports, 2023
In light of the high and rising prevalence of obesity, we studied females and males aged 25–54 years with excess weight in the Kolkata metropolitan region, one of India's main cities, to understand the perception, environmental determinants and health ...
Somdutta Barua, Nandita Saikia
doaj   +1 more source

Child suicide rates during the COVID-19 pandemic in England

Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 2021
Background: There is concern about the impact of COVID-19, and the control measures to prevent the spread, on children's mental health. The aim of this work was to identify if there had been a rise of childhood suicide during the COVID pandemic.
David Odd, Tom Williams, Louis Appleby, David Gunnell, Karen Luyt   +4 more
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Potential Work-related Exposure to SARS-CoV-2 by Standard Occupational Grouping Based on Pre-lockdown Working Conditions in France

Safety and Health at Work, 2023
This study aims to ascertain occupations potentially at greatest risk of exposure to SARS-CoV-2 based on pre-lockdown working conditions in France. We combined two French population-based surveys documenting workplace exposures to infectious agents, face-
Narges Ghoroubi, Emilie Counil, Myriam Khlat   +2 more
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