High rates of hepatitis B vertical transmission in Kiribati: a warning sign for meeting 2030 WHO elimination targets in the Pacific Islands? [PDF]
Lee A, Russell T, Hilmers D.
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Drivers of human Leptospira infection in the Pacific Islands: A systematic review. [PDF]
Kharwadkar S, Weinstein P, Stanhope J.
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The Association of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Parent-Child Dyads in Guam: Pacific Islands Cohort on Cardiometabolic Health Study. [PDF]
Aflague TF +7 more
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Stochastic dominance analysis was used to assess export performance in four South Pacific island countries with very limited natural resources: Cook Islands; Kiribati; Niue; and Tuvalu.
Blowes, Anita, Fleming, Euan M.
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Mobile applications for the assessment of paediatric burn injuries in the Pacific Islands: A Samoan perspective for global research engagement. [PDF]
Pifeleti S, Fuimaono P, Kaspar A.
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Tobacco use and alcohol consumption are primary risk factors for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, with combined use occurring in three‐quarters of cases. This large international study of former smokers shows that the risk reduction effect of smoking cessation occurs more slowly for laryngeal cancer than for other head and neck cancer subsites ...
Matheus de Abreu +41 more
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Latent Class Analysis of Cancer Risk Behaviors Among College Students on Guam: A Pacific Islands Cohort of College Students Study (PICCS). [PDF]
Cruz A +10 more
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This study provides contemporary, population‐based evidence that migration‐associated differences in gastric cancer risk, first described decades ago, remain stable, quantifiable, and prevention‐relevant in the United States. By integrating modern cancer registry data with formal trend analysis and conditional extrapolation, the authors show that ...
Chul S. Hyun +4 more
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Breast cancer incidence and stage at diagnosis in the six US-Affiliated Pacific Islands. [PDF]
Gopalani SV +9 more
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Colorectal cancer incidence and mortality have increased in the Asia‐Pacific region over the past three decades. This population‐based study in Taiwan suggests a shift of the colorectal cancer burden towards the younger generations. An age–period–cohort model revealed higher annual increases in incidence (3.58%) and mortality (1.0%) rates among ...
Yun‐Chen Tsai +3 more
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