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Mortality and Malnutrition Among Populations Living in South Darfur, Sudan: Results of 3 Surveys, September 2004. [PDF]
, 2005 CONTEXT: Mass violence against civilians in the west of Sudan has resulted in the displacement of more than 1.5 million people (25% of the population of the Darfur region). Most of these people are camped in 142 settlements.
Brown, V +4 more
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Sources of variation in under-5 mortality across sub-Saharan Africa: a spatial analysis [PDF]
, 2016 SummaryBackgroundDetailed spatial understanding of levels and trends in under-5 mortality is needed to improve the targeting of interventions to the areas of highest need, and to understand the sources of variation in mortality.
Wang +32 more
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BMJ Global Health, 2020 Background Child survival and women’s empowerment are global public health concerns and important sustainable development goals (SDGs). Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have the largest burden of both phenomena.
D. Doku, Z. Bhutta, S. Neupane
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Long-term wine consumption is related to cardiovascular mortality and life expectancy independently of moderate alcohol intake: the Zutphen Study [PDF]
, 2009 Background: Light to moderate alcohol intake lowers the risk of cardiovascular mortality, but whether this protective effect can be attributed to a specific type of beverage remains unclear.
Boshuizen, H.C. +4 more
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Actuarial Applications and Estimation of Extended~CreditRisk$^+$ [PDF]
, 2017 We introduce an additive stochastic mortality model which allows joint modelling and forecasting of underlying death causes. Parameter families for mortality trends can be chosen freely. As model settings become high dimensional, Markov chain Monte Carlo
Hirz, Jonas +2 more
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Estimation of Under-5 Child Mortality Rates in 52 Low-migration Countries [PDF]
Child Health Nursing Research, 2020 Reduction of the under-5 mortality rate is a target of the Sustainable Development Goals. Therefore, this study aimed to estimate under-5 child mortality rates in 52 low-migration countries using population data. The study utilized population data from the US Census Bureau from 1990 to 2015.
Nirmal Sapkota +3 more
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Global Health Action, 2019 Background: Despite global achievements in reducing early childhood mortality, disparities remain. There have been empirical studies of inequalities conducted in low- and middle-income countries.
Sai San Moon Lu +2 more
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Prediction of Discharge Outcome with the Full Outline of Unresponsiveness (FOUR) Score in Neurosurgical Patients [PDF]
, 2011 To identify the diagnostic properties of the Full Outline of Unresponsiveness (FOUR) score and the discharge outcome, 318 patients were studied. The evaluators rated the patients on admission or when they had mental status alteration with the FOUR score.
Akavipat, Phuping +3 more
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Identifying New Age Patterns of Under-5 Mortality Using the Under-5 Mortality Database
, 2021 This study brings new insights into the global diversity of the age pattern of under-five mortality. The novelty of our results relies on the newly-compiled Under-Five Mortality Database (U5MD) providing mortality information by detailed age groups, including daily, weekly, and monthly breakdowns.
Verhulst, Andrea +13 more
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