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Perceived facilitators and barriers to chronic disease management in primary care networks of Singapore: a qualitative study

BMJ Open, 2021
Objective The increasing chronic disease burden has placed tremendous strain on tertiary healthcare resources in most countries, necessitating a shift in chronic disease management from tertiary to primary care providers.
Josip Car, David Bruce Matchar, Gerald Choon Huat Koh, Chuan De Foo, Shilpa Surendran, Chen Hee Tam, Elaine Ho   +6 more
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Respirable stone particles differ in their ability to induce cytotoxicity and pro-inflammatory responses in cell models of the human airways

Particle and Fibre Toxicology, 2021
Background Respirable stone- and mineral particles may be a major constituent in occupational and ambient air pollution and represent a possible health hazard.
Vegard Sæter Grytting, Magne Refsnes, Johan Øvrevik, Marit Sigrid Halle, Jasmin Schönenberger, Roelant van der Lelij, Brynhild Snilsberg, Tonje Skuland, Richard Blom, Marit Låg   +9 more
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Developing integration among stakeholders in the primary care networks of Singapore: a qualitative study

BMC Health Services Research, 2022
Background Integrating healthcare services across and between the different health system levels can be achieved in a few ways; however, examining the social side of integration is essential and challenging. This paper explores the concept of integration
Shilpa Surendran, Chuan De Foo, David Bruce Matchar, John Pastor Ansah, Josip Car, Gerald Choon Huat Koh   +5 more
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Mood, anxiety, and alcohol use disorders and later cause-specific sick leave in young adult employees

BMC Public Health, 2016
Background Mental disorders strongly influence work capability in young adults, but it is not clear which disorders that are most strongly associated with sick leave, and which diagnoses that are stated on the sick leave certificates. Better knowledge of
Fartein Ask Torvik, Ted Reichborn-Kjennerud, Line C. Gjerde, Gun Peggy Knudsen, Eivind Ystrom, Kristian Tambs, Espen Røysamb, Kristian Østby, Ragnhild Ørstavik   +8 more
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Carriage of ESBL/AmpC-producing or ciprofloxacin non-susceptible Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. in healthy people in Norway

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2016
Background Asymptomatic carriage has been recognised as an important risk factor for infection caused by antibiotic resistant bacteria. A 14% global prevalence of Extended-Spectrum Beta-lactamase (ESBL) carriage was recently reported, but large intra-and
Charlotte R. Ulstad, Margrete Solheim, Sophie Berg, Morten Lindbæk, Ulf R. Dahle, Astrid L. Wester   +5 more
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The educational gradient in cardiovascular risk factors: impact of shared family factors in 228,346 Norwegian siblings

BMC Public Health, 2017
Background Various indicators of childhood socioeconomic position have been related to cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in adulthood. We investigated the impact of shared family factors on the educational gradient in midlife CVD risk factors by ...
Inger Ariansen, Laust Hvas Mortensen, Sidsel Graff-Iversen, Hein Stigum, Marte Karoline Råberg Kjøllesdal, Øyvind Næss   +5 more
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Birth Weight and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Cardiovascular Disease, and Hypertension in Adults: A Meta‐Analysis of 7 646 267 Participants From 135 Studies

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2018
Background Low birth weight has been associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, and hypertension, but the risk at high birth weight levels remains uncertain.
Marianne Ravn Knop, Ting‐Ting Geng, Alexander Wilhelm Gorny, Renyu Ding, Changwei Li, Sylvia H. Ley, Tao Huang   +6 more
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Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy – association with pelvic girdle pain during pregnancy and 4-6 months post-partum

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2018
Background To better understand previous associations reported regarding nausea and vomiting in pregnancy (NVP) and pelvic girdle pain (PGP), an investigation into timing of symptom onset for NVP and PGP in pregnancy, as well as the association of NVP ...
Arthur Chortatos, Per Ole Iversen, Margaretha Haugen, Malin Eberhard-Gran, Elisabeth Krefting Bjelland, Marit B. Veierød   +5 more
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Lipophilic components of diesel exhaust particles induce pro-inflammatory responses in human endothelial cells through AhR dependent pathway(s)

Particle and Fibre Toxicology, 2018
Background Exposure to traffic-derived particulate matter (PM), such as diesel exhaust particles (DEP), is a leading environmental cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD), and may contribute to endothelial dysfunction and development of atherosclerosis. It
Bendik C. Brinchmann, Tonje Skuland, Mia H. Rambøl, Krisztina Szoke, Jan E. Brinchmann, Arno C. Gutleb, Elisa Moschini, Alena Kubátová, Klara Kukowski, Eric Le Ferrec, Dominique Lagadic-Gossmann, Per E. Schwarze, Marit Låg, Magne Refsnes, Johan Øvrevik, Jørn A. Holme   +15 more
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Introduction of the Personal Domain in Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), a New Approach to Identify Missing Health Impacts

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2023
The water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector has provided beneficiaries in low and middle-income countries with latrines and clean water for decades. However, we still need good evidence documenting the expected health impact.
Peter Kjær Mackie Jensen, Zenat Zebin Hossain, Rebeca Sultana, Jannatul Ferdous, Sara Almeida, Anowara Begum   +5 more
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