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Bibliometric analysis of Oropouche research: impact on the surveillance of emerging arboviruses in Latin America [version 1; referees: 2 approved]

F1000Research, 2017
Given the emergence and reemergence of viral diseases, particularly in Latin America, we would like to provide an analysis of the patterns of research and publication on Oropouche virus (OROV).
Carlos Culquichicón, Jaime A. Cardona-Ospina, Andrés M. Patiño-Barbosa, Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales   +3 more
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Beyond resistance: social factors in the general public response to pandemic influenza [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Influencing the general public response to pandemics is a public health priority. There is a prevailing view, however, that the general public is resistant to communications on pandemic influenza and that behavioural responses to the 2009/10 ...
Davis, Mark, Flowers, Paul, Lohm, Davina, Stephenson, Niamh, Waller, Emily   +4 more
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The Social and Political Dimensions of the Ebola Response: Global Inequality, Climate Change, and Infectious Disease [PDF]

, 2016
The 2014 Ebola crisis has highlighted public-health vulnerabilities in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea – countries ravaged by extreme poverty, deforestation and mining-related disruption of livelihoods and ecosystems, and bloody civil wars in the ...
A Kay, A Mabin, A Petherick, AM Saéz, AR Poteete, AT Price-Smith, BA Israel, C Bayntun, D Healy, DA Oladele, E Goffman, E Roe, G Bankoff, G Mitman, GB Cockerham, H Frumkin, I Rashid, J Chippaux, J Moran-Ellis, JC Cohen, JC Dumont, JD Mayer, JE Pinzon, K Lee, KC Seto, M Karamouzian, M Nichter, N Brenner, NL Klenk, P Wald, R Bloch, R Bloch, R Keil, R Keil, R Shields, RE Kasperson, S Baize, S Harman, S Lewis, SH Ali, SM Teutsch, T Olaniyan   +41 more
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Potential revenue from taxing e-cigarettes and comparison of annual costs of daily e-cigarette use versus daily cigarette smoking among South African adults

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2021
Introduction To inform policy making under the proposed The Control of Tobacco and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill, we compared annual costs of using e-cigarettes versus cigarettes, and estimated revenue from e-cigarette taxation.
Israel T. Agaku, Catherine O. Egbe, Olalekan A. Ayo-Yusuf   +2 more
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A comparative analysis of pharmacists’ perspectives on codeine use and misuse – a three country survey

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2018
Background The misuse of codeine is of increasing concern in a number of countries, particularly as this relates to over -the-counter pain and cough relief medication, and is also supplied as a prescription medicine. The study aimed to obtain and analyse
Tara Carney, John Wells, Charles D. H. Parry, Padraig McGuinness, Richard Harris, Marie Claire Van Hout   +5 more
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Injury prevention and other international public health initiatives

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, 2005
Injuries, whether caused by unintentional or intentional events, area significant public health problem. The burden of injury is greatest in low-and middle-income countries and among individuals of low socioeconomic status living in high-income countries. Most of these injuries are prevent-able.
Razzak, Junaid Abdul, Sasser, Scott M., Kellermann, Arthur L.   +2 more
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The role of Inclusionary Othering in Public Health

European Journal of Public Health, 2021
Abstract Inclusionary Othering has been established in public health literature, in addition to Exclusionary Othering. The concept of Inclusionary Othering was introduced by Mary Canales (2000, 2001, 2010). She developed this term in her doctoral thesis (1998), in which she dealt with the topic of Othering in the context of nursing care.
Akbulut, Nurcan, Razum, Oliver
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Public Health Informatics in Local and State Health Agencies: An Update From the Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey [PDF]

, 2019
OBJECTIVE: To characterize public health informatics (PHI) specialists and identify the informatics needs of the public health workforce. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: US local and state health agencies.
Dixon, Brian E., Gibson, P. Joseph, Grannis, Shaun J., McFarlane, Timothy D.   +3 more
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The antitumor effect of oncolytic respiratory syncytial virus via the tumor necrosis factor-alpha induction and ROS-bax-mediated mechanisms

BMC Cancer, 2023
Background Cervical cancer represents one of the most prevalent cancers among women worldwide, particularly in low- and middle-income nations. Oncolytic viruses (OVs) can infect cancer cells selectively and lethally without harming normal cells ...
Mehdi Samadi, Talat Mokhtari-Azad, Ahmad Nejati, Zahra Norooz-Babaei, Abbas Rahimi Foroushani, Mohammad Reza Haghshenas, Fatemeh Adjaminejad, Hedieh Zargaran, Vahid Salimi, Amir Ghaemi   +9 more
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Survival and predictors of mortality among people living with HIV (PLHIV) on antiretroviral therapy in Ethiopia (2016–2023): a retrospective cohort study

BMJ Open
Objective Despite global progress in reducing HIV-related morbidity and mortality, preventable deaths persist, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Ethiopia has achieved near-universal antiretroviral therapy (ART) coverage, yet survival outcomes and ...
Minilik Demissie Amogne, Tariku Tesfaye Bekuma, Getachew Tollera, Getahun Fetensa, Kidist Zealiyas, Bira Bejiga, Abeje Kebede, Derbachew Asfaw, Feyissa Lemessa, Wudinesh Belete Belihu, Wegene Tamene, Gemechu Gudeta, Feyiso Bati Wariso, Getnet Hailu, Amelework Yilma Shiferaw, Lemessa Debel, Worku Dechassa, Kiflu Itefa, Belete Woldesemayat Hailemariam, Abebe Habtesilase, Dereje Yenealem, Jaleta Bulti, Gemechu Tadesse   +22 more
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