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Public health and public health system

Zdravniški Vestnik, 2007
Background: Contemporary scientific cognitions, the brisk societal development and the accelerated process of incorporation into the European professional and political streams have influenced Slovenian terminology referring to population health and health determinants, to actors and relations of the health system.
Bojanka Štern
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Pilot study of a brief provider and EMR-based intervention for overweight teens with asthma

Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2021
Introduction Asthma-related morbidity is increased in overweight patients, yet providers are given little guidance on how to discuss weight and asthma management with overweight teens.
Christine L. M. Joseph, Gwen L. Alexander, Mei Lu, Stacy L. Leatherwood, Rachel Kado, Heather Olden, Christina Melkonian, Cheryl A. Miree, Christine Cole Johnson   +8 more
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The Andalusian Registry of Donors for Biomedical Research: Five Years of History

BioTech, 2021
The mission of the Andalusian Public Health System Biobank is to offer the best options for biological samples of human origin and associated clinical information, protecting the rights of citizens who donate their samples for research.
Rocío Aguilar-Quesada, Inés Aroca-Siendones, Leticia de la Torre, Sonia Panadero-Fajardo, Juan David Rejón, Ana María Sánchez-López, Blanca Miranda   +6 more
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Evaluation of RNA purification methods by using different blood stabilization tubes: identification of key features for epidemiological studies

BMC Research Notes, 2020
Objective Peripheral blood is the most promising source of RNA biomarkers for diagnostic and epidemiological studies, because the presence of disease and prognostic information is reflected in the gene expression pattern.
J. A. Carrillo-Ávila, R. de la Puente, P. Catalina, J. D. Rejón, L. Espín-Vallejo, V. Valdivieso, R. Aguilar-Quesada   +6 more
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A cost-effectiveness analysis of COVID-19 critical care interventions in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a modeling study

Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 2023
Objective To estimate and compare the cost-effectiveness of COVID-19 critical care intervention approaches: noninvasive (oxygen without intubation) and invasive (intubation) management in Ethiopia.
Senait Alemayehu Beshah, Arega Zeru, Wogayehu Tadele, Atkure Defar, Theodros Getachew, Lelisa Fekadu Assebe   +5 more
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Quality antenatal care services delivery at health facilities of Ethiopia, assessment of the structure/input of care setting

BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background According to the Donabedian model, the assessment for the quality of care includes three dimensions. These are structure, process, and outcome.
Atkure Defar, Theodros Getachew, Girum Taye, Tefera Tadele, Misrak Getnet, Tigist Shumet, Gebeyaw Molla, Geremew Gonfa, Habtamu Teklie, Ambaye Tadesse, Abebe Bekele   +10 more
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A community partnership to evaluate the feasibility of addressing food insecurity among adult patients in an urban healthcare system

Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2022
Background Food insecurity (FI) is a significant public health problem. Possible sequelae of prolonged food insecurity include kidney disease, obesity, and diabetes.
Katherine Scher, Aaron Sohaki, Amy Tang, Alexander Plum, Mackenzie Taylor, Christine Joseph   +5 more
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Using Facebook Ads for blindness prevention among people living with diabetes in the United States: A descriptive study [PDF]

Journal of Health and Social Sciences, 2021
Introduction: Early detection and treatment can prevent or delay blindness due to diabetic retinopathy in 90% of people with diabetes. However, 50% or more of them do not get their eyes examined or diagnosed too late for effective treatment.
Sangeetha RAVI, Jessica LC SAPP, Jennifer L SEDILLO   +2 more
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Self-report of domestic violence and forced sex are related to sexual risk behaviors in a sample of juvenile detainees

Health & Justice, 2020
Background Justice-involved youth have higher rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and a higher prevalence of the associated sexual risk behaviors. Sexual risk behaviors are also associated with alcohol and drug use.
Lea Selitsky, Norman Markowitz, Dwayne M. Baxa, Linda Kaljee, Cheryl A. Miree, Nishat Islam, Chez Burse, Rehnuma Newaz, Doreen Dankerlui, Gordon Jacobsen, Christine Joseph   +10 more
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Evaluation of the INTERGROWTH-21st project newborn standard for use in Canada.

PLoS ONE, 2017
ObjectiveTo evaluate the performance of the INTERGROWTH-21st Project newborn standard vis-a-vis the current Canadian birth weight-for-gestational age reference.MethodsAll hospital-based singleton live births in Canada (excluding Quebec) between 2002 and ...
Shiliang Liu, Amy Metcalfe, Juan Andrés León, Reg Sauve, Michael S Kramer, K S Joseph, Canadian Perinatal Surveillance System (Public Health Agency of Canada)   +6 more
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