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Neonatal and Child Growth Monitoring: A Renewed Call for Uptake and Application of International Growth Standards

open access: yesBJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective The Guidance for International Growth Standards (GIGS) project aims to improve and promote appropriate application of international growth standards across clinical, research and public health settings. Design A guidance document providing historical and conceptual context to support the appropriate application of international ...
Eric O. Ohuma   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating Social and Clinical Determinants of Pre‐Eclampsia: A Hierarchical Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework for Prevention

open access: yesBJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pre‐eclampsia is a leading cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality, with risk factors reported across a vast literature base fragmented between social and clinical factors. Objective To develop a comprehensive conceptual framework of the strongest risk factors and their relationships contributing to pre‐eclampsia ...
Mai Lei Woo Kinshella   +87 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond Old Boys' Clubs: Financial Analysts' Utilization of Professional Connections

open access: yesJournal of Accounting Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Women often lack the opportunity to join exclusive social clubs, limiting the benefits they derive from their social networks. We investigate whether, when given the opportunity to interact with the right people in a professional setting, women gain greater advantages from these connections for career performance and advancement compared to ...
MENGQIAO DU, RACHEL XI ZHANG
wiley   +1 more source

Examining general hospitals' smoke‐free policies

Health Education, 2010
Purpose – This paper aims to examine the level of smoke‐free policies in general hospitals and the barriers faced in implementing restrictive policies banning smoking inside buildings and on surrounding grounds.Design/methodology/approach – A survey was developed to gather data on hospitals' current smoke‐free policies, including the challenges faced ...
Marilyn V. Whitman   +1 more
openaire   +1 more source

Smoke-free school policies in Europe: Challenges for the future

Preventive Medicine, 2020
Scholars commonly plea for the development and evaluation of new tobacco control interventions to further decrease smoking and exposure to second-hand smoke. We, in addition, emphasize there is still much that can be done to improve the impact of current tobacco control interventions.
Schreuders, Michael   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Community Readiness for Local Smoke-Free Policy Change

American Journal of Health Promotion, 2008
Purpose. The purpose of this study was to use the Community Readiness Model to examine local smoke-free policy development. Design, Setting, and Subjects. A descriptive, cross-sectional design was used to assess 64 Kentucky communities. Dimensions of readiness included a community's knowledge of the problem and existing voluntary smoke-free policies ...
Nancy L, York   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Smoke-Free Policy Implementation: Theoretical and Practical Considerations

Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice, 2014
Secondhand smoke exposure is a major public health issue, increasing the risk of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases and cancer. Although best practices for adopting smoke-free policy are well understood, there is limited research on the effective implementation of smoke-free policy.
Amanda, Fallin   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

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