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The development of social class sensitive proxies for infant mortality at the PCT level: An appraisal of candiate indicators for the commission for health improvement [PDF]

, 2003
The main aim of the work is to identify social class-sensitive proxies for infant mortality at Primary Care Trust level that could be used in the CHI performance ratings process for PCTs in 2003 ...
Aspinall, Peter J., Jacobson, Bobbie
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Populating an economic model with health state utility values: moving towards better practice [PDF]

, 2009
Background: When estimating health state utility values (HSUV) for multiple health conditions, the alternative models used to combine these data can produce very different values.
Ara, R., Brazier, J.
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US policy in the Horn of Africa: aboulia or proxy intervention?

Review of African Political Economy, 1977
Among the many questions raised by the dramatic events in the Horn of Africa none is more important or more misunderstood than that of the role played by the USA, and by its various Middle Eastern allies, in the region. The Carter Administration claims that it has avoided direct involvement in the conflicts and has berated the Soviet Union and Cuba for
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Breathlessness in the elderly during the last year of life sufficient to restrict activity [PDF]

, 2016
OBJECTIVES: Breathlessness is prevalent in older people. Symptom control at the end of life is important. This study investigated relationships between age, clinical characteristics and breathlessness sufficient to have people spend at least one half a ...
Bland, J. Martin, Currow, David, Currow, David C., Ekstroem, Magnus, Ekström, Magnus, Gahbauer, Evelyne A., Gill, Thomas M., Johnson, Miriam J., Sinnarajah, Aynharan   +8 more
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The use of schools for malaria surveillance and programme evaluation in Africa

Malaria Journal, 2009
Effective malaria control requires information on both the geographical distribution of malaria risk and the effectiveness of malaria interventions. The current standard for estimating malaria infection and impact indicators are household cluster surveys,
Noor Abdisalan M, Gitonga Carol W, Kolaczinski Jan H, Brooker Simon, Snow Robert W   +4 more
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Mortality reduction associated with HIV/AIDS care and antiretroviral treatment in rural Malawi: evidence from registers, coffin sales and funerals. [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: To report on the trend in all-cause mortality in a rural district of Malawi that has successfully scaled-up HIV/AIDS care including antiretroviral treatment (ART) to its population, through corroborative evidence from a) registered deaths at ...
Anthony D. Harries, Beatrice Mwagomba, Bester C. Mandere, Dalitso Misindi, Eric J. Schouten, Kelita Kamoto, Landon Myer, Marcel Manzi, Marielle Bemelmans, Mit Philips, Moses Massaquoi, Rony Zachariah   +11 more
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Palliative care and Parkinson's disease : meeting summary and recommendations for clinical research [PDF]

, 2017
Introduction: Palliative care is an approach to caring for patients and families affected by serious illnesses that focuses on the relief of suffering through the management of medical symptoms, psychosocial issues, advance care planning and spiritual ...
Bekelman, David, Carter, Julie, Carter, Julie H., Fox, Siobhán, Galifianakis, Nicholas, Galifianakis, Nicholas B., Johnson, Miriam, Johnson, Miriam J., Katz, Maya, Kluger, Benzi, Kluger, Benzi M., Kutner, Jean, Kutner, Jean S., Miyasaki, Janis, Richfield, Edward, Richfield, Edward W., Subramanian, Indu, Timmons, Suzanne   +17 more
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The Conflict and Competition among Regional Powers and its Effect on the Region’s Stability

Rechtsidee: Law Journal
This article explores the longstanding regional animosities and power rivalries among Turkey, Iran, and Saudi Arabia in the Middle East, focusing on their impact on regional peace and stability.
Saleem F. Aljebori
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HEMOGLOBIN A1C IMPROVEMENTS AND BETTER DIABETES-SPECIFIC QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG PARTICIPANTS COMPLETING DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS: A NESTED COHORT STUDY [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Numerous primary care innovations emphasize patient-centered processes of care. Within the context of these innovations, greater understanding is needed of the relationship between improvements in clinical endpoints and patient-centered ...
Khanna, Abhinav
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Cause-specific mortality as a sentinel indicator of current socioeconomic conditions in Italy [PDF]

, 2018
This study aims to assess whether simple, widely available demographic indexes, like mortality measures, may serve as sentinel indicators of the economic development and the social wellbeing in Italy.
Barbi, Elisabetta, Casacchia, Oliviero, Racioppi, Filomena   +2 more
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