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An assessment of facility-based care of diabetes, hypertension, and heart failure across western Kenya [PDF]
, 2020 Background: Low- and middle- income countries account for three-fourths of the global non- communicable disease related mortality. In response to the increasing number of non- communicable disease diagnoses in Kenya, the government released a national ...
Burke, T.F. +6 more
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Aggressive Behavior, Volume 49, Issue 1, Page 85-95, January 2023., 2023 Abstract The past two decades have produced extensive evidence on the manifold and severe outcomes for victims of aggression exposure in the workplace. However, due to the dominating individual‐centered approach, most findings miss a social network perspective.
Alexander Herrmann +2 more
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Factors modulating 99mTc‐MAA planar lung dosimetry for 90Y radioembolization
Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, Volume 23, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022 Abstract Purpose To investigate the accuracy and biases of predicted lung shunt fraction (LSF) and lung dose (LD) calculations via 99mTc‐macro‐aggregated albumin (99mTc‐MAA) planar imaging for treatment planning of 90Y‐microsphere radioembolization.
Benjamin P. Lopez +4 more
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Semi‐supervised classification of fundus images combined with CNN and GCN
Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, Volume 23, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022 Abstract Purpose Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the most serious complications of diabetes, which is a kind of fundus lesion with specific changes. Early diagnosis of DR can effectively reduce the visual damage caused by DR. Due to the variety and different morphology of DR lesions, automatic classification of fundus images in mass screening can ...
Sixu Duan +8 more
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Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, Volume 23, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022 Abstract Positron emission tomography with x‐ray computed tomography (PET/CT) is increasingly being utilized for radiation treatment planning (RTP). Accurate delivery of RT therefore depends on quality PET/CT data. This study covers quality control (QC) procedures required for PET/CT for diagnostic imaging and incremental QC required for RTP.
Ran Klein +7 more
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Vaccines, 2022 This paper is an evaluation of seasonal influenza vaccination hesitancy (IVH) and its determinants among community HCWs in Chongqing, a city in southwest China.
Xianxian Yang +4 more
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Remembering the forgotten non-communicable diseases [PDF]
BMC Medicine, 2014 The forthcoming post-Millennium Development Goals era will bring about new challenges in global health. Low- and middle-income countries will have to contend with a dual burden of infectious and non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Some of these NCDs, such as neoplasms, COPD, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, cause much health loss worldwide and are ...
Adeera Levin +12 more
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Renaming non-communicable diseases [PDF]
The Lancet Global Health, 2017 Kozelka, Ellen Elizabeth +1 more
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BMJ Open, 2022 Objective This study aims to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of falls among the elderly in Guangdong, China.Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in six communities of Guangdong province.
Chuan Li +7 more
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Prevention of opportunistic non-communicable diseases [PDF]
International Health, 2019 Abstract As strategies targeting undernutrition and infections become increasingly successful in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), a second challenge has appeared, namely premature onset of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). In LMICs, NCDs are often related to exposure to undernutrition and infections. As NCDs strike societies and
Maria H Hegelund +2 more
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