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Mortality Differences Between Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage: A Risk-Adjusted Assessment Using Claims Data. [PDF]

, 2017
Medicare Advantage (MA) has grown rapidly since the Affordable Care Act; nearly one-third of Medicare beneficiaries now choose MA. An assessment of the comparative value of the 2 options is confounded by an apparent selection bias favoring MA, as ...
Beveridge, Roy A., Caplan, Arial, McRae, Jacquelyn M., Mendes, Sean M., Olson, Vanessa, Rogstad, Teresa L., Varga, Stefan, Williams, Meredith C.   +7 more
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Changes in Body Composition in Children and Young People Undergoing Treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ongoing evidence indicates increased risk of sarcopenic obesity among children and young people (CYP) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), often beginning early in treatment, persisting into survivorship. This review evaluates current literature on body composition in CYP with ALL during and after treatment.
Lina A. Zahed, Raquel Revuelta Iniesta, Mary Fewtrell, Julie Lanigan, Breeana Gardiner, Graeme O'Connor   +5 more
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Examining regional disparities in child malnutrition: insights from Maharashtra India

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
Background Malnutrition poses a significant challenge at the national level in developing countries like India, where the state-level situation varies considerably.
Rushikesh Khadse, Rufi Shaikh
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Oral problems and associated risk indicators in adults in the Russian Federation, India, and China

BMC Oral Health, 2019
Background Oral problems, known as a neglected epidemic, have become prevalent in Brazil, the Russian Federation, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) countries in last decade. The objective of the study is to examine the prevalence and associated risk
Rahul Bawankule, Abhishek Singh, Kaushalendra Kumar, Sarang Pedgaonkar   +3 more
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Pregnancy risks and contraceptive use among postpartum mothers in Cameroon: implications for improving the coverage of postpartum family planning services

Reproductive Health, 2023
Plain Language Summary We use information from mothers with a child under the age of 18 months, who were interviewed in a national survey conducted in 2018.
Jean Christophe Fotso, John G. Cleland, Marquise Kouo Ngamby, Martina Lukong Baye, Elihouh O. Adje   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Do Childhood Vaccines Have Non-Specific Effects on Mortality [PDF]

, 2003
A recent article by Kristensen et al. suggested that measles vaccine and bacille Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine might\ud reduce mortality beyond what is expected simply from protection against measles and tuberculosis.
Boyce , G. Thomas, Cooper, O. William, Griffin, R. Martin, Wright, F. Peter   +3 more
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Associations between fine and coarse particles and mortality in Mediterranean cities: results from the MED-PARTICLES project [PDF]

, 2013
Few studies have investigated the independent health effects of different size fractions of particulate matter (PM) in multiple locations, especially in Europe. We estimated the short-term effects of PM with aerodynamic diameter = 10 µm (PM10), = 2.5 µm
Agis Cherta, David, Alessandrini, Ester, Declercq, Christophe, Díaz, Julio, Forastiere, Francesco, Karanasiou, Angeliki, Katsouyanni, Klea, Kelessis, Apostolos G., Le Tertre, Alain, Ostro, Bart, Pandolfi, Paolo, Randi, Giorgia, Rodopoulou, Sophia, Samoli, Evangelia, Scarinzi, Cecilia, Stafoggia, Massimo, Study Group, MED-PARTICLES, Zauli-Sajani, Stefano   +17 more
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Parent‐to‐Child Information Disclosure in Pediatric Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Despite professional consensus regarding the importance of open communication with pediatric cancer patients about their disease, actual practice patterns of disclosure are understudied. Extant literature suggests a significant proportion of children are not told about their diagnosis/prognosis, which is purported to negatively ...
Rachel A. Kentor, Flora Hoodin, Michelle Byrd, Kristin A. Kullgren, Leah LaLonde, Lauren Benkoske, Patrick Smith, Dawn Carson, Karen MacDonald, Susumu Inoue, Brenda Kitchen, Kate Gowans, Gregory A. Yanik   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the link between particulate matter pollution and acute respiratory infection risk in children using generalized estimating equations analysis: a robust statistical approach

Environmental Health
Background India is facing a burdensome public health challenge due to air pollution, with a particularly high burden of acute respiratory infections (ARI) among children. To address this issue, our study aims to evaluate the association between exposure
Mihir Adhikary, Piyasa Mal, Nandita Saikia   +2 more
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Prevalence and predictors of anaemia among adolescents in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, India

Scientific Reports, 2022
In adolescents, anaemia has been linked to affecting physical disorders, growth, and mental retardation and also increases reproductive morbidities among adolescent girls during their womanhood.
Shekhar Chauhan, Pradeep Kumar, Strong P. Marbaniang, Shobhit Srivastava, Ratna Patel   +4 more
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