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The politicians’ perspectives on participation in mammographic screening: an interview-based study from a region in Sweden

open access: yesArchives of Public Health, 2021
Background Breast cancer is the most common cancer type among women globally. To facilitate early detection, all 40–74-year-old female residents of Sweden are invited to participate in a population-based mammographic screening programme. Approximately 20%
Maria Norfjord van Zyl   +2 more
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Health may be compromised by social interactions depending on culture among postpartum Arab and Jewish Israeli women

open access: yesBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020
Background Social support is generally perceived to facilitate health in postpartum women; however, previous research shows that this is not always true.
Sadie Puddister   +3 more
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Prevalence, diagnosis and treatment of ADHD in Arab and Jewish children in Israel, where are the gaps?

open access: yesBMC Psychiatry, 2023
Background Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common neurobehavioral disorder affecting children and causing significant impairment. It is not clear to what extent ADHD differs between population groups. This study aims to assess
Amal Shehadeh-Sheeny, Orna Baron-Epel
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Economic Value of Life in Iran: The Human Capital Approach

open access: yesIranian Journal of Public Health, 2021
Background: The human life value is among the most important challenges of the health economic evaluation. This limitation has reduced the feasibility of applying the cost-benefit method in evaluations of health interventions and policies.
Mehdi BASAKHA   +3 more
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Rapid increase of syphilis in Tokyo: an analysis of infectious disease surveillance data from 2007 to 2016

open access: yesWestern Pacific Surveillance and Response, 2019
The objective of this study was to examine the trends of primary and secondary syphilis in Tokyo between 2007 and 2016 using national infectious disease surveillance data. We analysed all 3269 cases reported during these 10 years.
Yoshiyuki Sugishita   +3 more
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Palliative care in Latvia: Availability and the role of the family doctor [PDF]

open access: yesSHS Web of Conferences, 2019
In line with rapid population aging, palliative care is becoming increasingly important. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the satisfaction with palliative care and its availability in Latvia, as well as identify factors which have a major impact ...
Strautmane Baiba   +2 more
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A simple approach to assess the cancer risk of occupational exposure to genotoxic drugs in healthcare settings

open access: yesJournal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, 2022
Background Several drugs for human use possess genotoxic properties as a necessary consequence of their intended therapeutic effect (e.g. antineoplastics).
Johannes Gerding   +3 more
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A cross sectional survey assessing knowledge, attitudes and behaviors regarding brucellosis among Arab Israelis

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2018
Background Brucellosis is a contagious zoonotic disease transferred from sick animals to humans and endemic in the Middle East and other countries. Humans mainly acquire the disease by consuming non-pasteurized dairy products from infected animals.
Orna Baron-Epel   +3 more
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Associations of parental attitudes and health behaviors with children’s screen time over four years

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2023
Background Parents are significantly important in shaping the screen use of children within a family system. This study aimed to examine the associations of Chinese children’s screen time (ST) over four years with parents’ attitudes toward their own ...
Qian-Wen Xie, Roujia Chen, Xudong Zhou
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