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Relation between the Global Burden of Disease and Randomized Clinical Trials Conducted in Latin America Published in the Five Leading Medical Journals [PDF]

, 2008
Background: Since 1990 non communicable diseases and injuries account for the majority of death and disability-adjusted life years in Latin America. We analyzed the relationship between the global burden of disease and Randomized Clinical Trials (RCTs ...
A Langer, A Sumathipala, A Sumathipala, AM Gulmezoglu, C-C Obuaya, CJL Murray, D Altman, I Roberts, J Keiser, J. Jaime Miranda, JM Glanville, Jocalyn Clark, Juan Pablo Casas, L Reveiz, N Siegfried, P Bakke, P Bruzzi, P Isaakidis, P Perel, PA Rochon, Pablo Perel, PM Rothwell, R Horton, R Horton, S Kenyon, SR Mehta, Zulma Ortiz   +26 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, Daniel Faurholt-Jepsen, Ib C Bygbjerg   +2 more
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Evaluating the impact of a community health worker program on non-communicable disease, malnutrition, tuberculosis, family planning and antenatal care in Neno, Malawi : protocol for a stepped-wedge, cluster randomized controlled trial [PDF]

, 2018
Introduction: This protocol concerns the implementation and evaluation of an intervention designed to realign the existing cadre of Community Health Workers (CHWs) in Neno District, Malawi to better support the care needs of the clients they serve.
Cundale, Katie, Dullie, Luckson, Dunbar , Elizabeth L., Gupta, Ravi, Jumbe, Arnold, Kachimanga, Chiyembekezo, Lilford, Richard, McBain, Ryan, Michaelis, Annie, Nazimera, Lawrence, Nhlema, Basimenye, Taylor, Celia A., Watson, Samuel I., Wroe, Emily B.   +13 more
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State of non-communicable diseases in Nepal [PDF]

BMC Public Health, 2014
The prevalence of Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) is still unknown in Nepal. The Ministry of Health and Population, Government of Nepal has not yet formulated policy regarding NCDs in the absence of evidence based finding. The study aims to find out the hospital based prevalence of NCDs in Nepal, thus directing the concerned authorities at policy ...
Mirak Raj Angdembe, Sushma Neupane, Meghnath Dhimal, Choplal Bhusal, G P Bhandari   +4 more
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The Vaccine Hesitancy Profiles and Determinants of Seasonal Influenza among Chinese Community Healthcare Workers: A Cross-Sectional Study

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, Wenge Tang, Qiang Tan, Deqiang Mao, Xianbin Ding   +4 more
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National mortality burden due to communicable, non-communicable, and other diseases in Ethiopia, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Ethiopia lacks a complete vital registration system that would assist in measuring disease burden and risk factors. We used the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk factors 2015 (GBD 2015) estimates to describe the mortality burden ...
A Misganaw, A Misganaw, Amare Deribew, AR Omran, Awoke Misganaw, Azmeraw T. Amare, B Weldearegawi, Biruck Desalegn Yirsaw, Central Statistical Agency (CSA) [Ethiopia] and ICF, CJL Murray, D Chandramohan, D Hailemariam, D Shamebo, D Shamebo, F Tesfaye, F Tesfaye, Federal Ministry of Health, Ethiopia, GA Biks, GBD 2013 Mortality and Causes of Death Collaborators, Gizachew Assefa Tessema, H Wang, Jed Blore, K Lulu, Kebede Deribe, Kristopher J. Krohn, L Chaker, M Naghavi, Mesoud Mohammed, MH Forouzanfar, Mohsen Naghavi, Molla Gedefaw, Muluken Dessalegn, NJ Kassebaum, P Byass, S Accorsi, S Kuruvilla, Semaw Ferede Abera, Solomon Abrha Damtew, T Araya, Tilahun N. Haregu, Tolesa Bekele, Tom Achoki, W Deressa, Yibeltal Assefa, Yihunie Lakew, Yohannes Adama Melaku   +45 more
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Environmental risks and non-communicable diseases [PDF]

BMJ, 2019
Annette Prüss-Ustün and colleagues consider the role of air pollution and other environmental risks in non-communicable diseases and actions to reduce ...
Carlos Dora, Francesco Forastiere, Pierpaolo Mudu, Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum, Carolyn Vickers, Annette Prüss-Ustün, Maria Neira, Emilie van Deventer, Ivan Ivanov, Heather Adair-Rohani, Sophie Gumy   +10 more
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Cross-sectional study on prevalence and risk factors for falls among the elderly in communities of Guangdong province, China

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, Xue-yan Zheng, Xiao-jun Xu, Li-feng Lin, Xia-zi Lin, Rui-lin Meng, Dan-dan Peng, Hao-feng Xu   +7 more
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Biosecurity and Non-Communicable Diseases [PDF]

Journal of Bioterrorism & Biodefense, 2016
Although the traditional biosecurity paradigm is concerned with the deliberate misuse of biological agents, in recent years national security strategies have widened in scope to address a much wider spectrum of biological threats. This expanding remit, partly spurred by the high-profile epidemics of the early 2000s, still does not include conditions ...
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Non-communicable diseases in southeast Asia [PDF]

The Lancet, 2011
According to Antonio Dans,1 lack of workforce and infrastructure is one of the limitations to management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in southeast Asia. We agree that the health-care delivery system was designed mainly to manage acute infectious diseases in resource-limited southeast Asian countries.
Poudel, Krishna C., Fujita, Masami, Green, Kimberly, Poudel-Tandukar, Kalpana, Jimba, Masamine   +4 more
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