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Bridging the Health Divide: A Policy Perspective on Indigenous Healthcare in Bangladesh. [PDF]

Health Sci Rep
ABSTRACT Background Indigenous populations in Bangladesh—often referred to as Adibashi or Upojati—experience persistent health disparities. Geographic isolation, linguistic and cultural exclusion, and poverty drive these disparities. These communities, estimated at over two million, report considerably higher rates of maternal mortality, undernutrition,
Mamun AA.
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Breast density and risk of breast cancer. [PDF]

Int J Cancer, 2023
What's new? Breast density is a known risk factor for breast cancer, with previous studies suggesting a 4‐ to 6‐fold increase in risk for women with highly dense breast tissue. In our study, the authors leveraged a population‐based screening program in Denmark to more closely investigate the relationship between breast density and breast cancer risk ...
Lynge E, Vejborg I, Lillholm M, Nielsen M, Napolitano G, von Euler-Chelpin M.   +5 more
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Concordance of Lung Cancer, Melanoma, and Renal Cell Cancer Diagnosis Information Recorded in Health Care Databases in England: Analysis of Linkage Between Primary Care, Hospital Care, and Cancer Registry Data. [PDF]

Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf
ABSTRACT Purpose Real‐world evidence (RWE) addresses clinical trial limitations by capturing more representative patient populations and improves evaluation of anticancer treatments, although it becomes available only years after market authorization.
Kruithof PD, Souverein PC, Driessen JHM, Hendriks LEL, Croes S, van Geel RMJM.   +5 more
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Increased incidence, survival, and registration quality of primary hepato-pancreato-biliary cancers in the Netherlands Cancer Registry. [PDF]

Int J Cancer
What's New? Primary hepato‐pancreato‐biliary cancers have poor prognosis and their reporting often scores low on standard data quality indicators in population‐based cancer registries. This comprehensive evaluation of cases in the Netherlands Cancer Registry shows that both the incidence and survival rates of most primary hepato‐pancreato‐biliary ...
van der Geest LG, van der Mark M, Verheij J, Farina Sarasqueta A, de Vos-Geelen J, Besselink MG, de Meijer VE, de Hingh IHJT, Bonsing BA, de Reuver PR, Willemssen FEJA, Vissers PAJ, Visser O, Dutch Pancreatic Cancer Group and the Dutch Hepatocellular & Cholangiocarcinoma Group.   +13 more
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Incidence Trends of Cancer in Morocco: The Tale of the Oncological Center of Marrakech (Morocco) over 8 Years. [PDF]

J Cancer Epidemiol, 2022
Background. Determining cancer incidence and mortality is a key factor in the implementation of health policies and cancer prevention strategies. This report aims to describe the trends of cancer incidence in a single referral oncology department from the Marrakech region (Morocco). Material and Methods.
Belbaraka R, Benhima N, Laatabi A, El Fadli M, Essâdi I.   +4 more
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Maternal mortality in Greece: The evolution from traditional mammis to overmedicalized obstetric care during the 20th century

Population, Space and Place, Volume 29, Issue 7, October 2023., 2023
Abstract Greece has been absent from the literature on maternal mortality in historical Europe, as very little evidence is yet available regarding maternal mortality patterns before the 1950s. The discontinuity in the collection and publication of demographic data in Greece, as well as the nonavailability of continuous national published statistics are
Michail Raftakis
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The Global Burden of Leukemia and Its Attributable Factors in 204 Countries and Territories: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2019 Study and Projections to 2030

Journal of Oncology, Volume 2022, Issue 1, 2022., 2022
Background. Leukemia is a common malignancy that has four main subtypes and is a threat to human health. Understanding the epidemiological status of leukemia and its four main subtypes globally is important for allocating appropriate resources, guiding clinical practice, and furthering scientific research. Methods.
Mengbao Du, Weiwei Chen, Ke Liu, Limengmeng Wang, Yihan Hu, Yingying Mao, Xiaohui Sun, Yi Luo, Jimin Shi, Keding Shao, He Huang, Ding Ye, Irena Ilic   +12 more
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Disseminated intravascular coagulation diagnosis: Positive predictive value of the ISTH score in a Danish population

Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Volume 5, Issue 8, December 2021., 2021
Abstract Background The diagnostic accuracy of the ISTH’s disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) score remains to be investigated in contemporary patient populations. Objective To examine the positive predictive value (PPV) of an ISTH DIC score ≥5 for identifying patients with overt DIC in a Danish hospital laboratory information system database.
Julie Brogaard Larsen, Mathies Appel Aggerbeck, Asger Granfeldt, Morten Schmidt, Anne‐Mette Hvas, Kasper Adelborg   +5 more
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Son Preference, Gender Discrimination, and Missing Girls in Rural Spain, 1750–1950

Population and Development Review, Volume 47, Issue 3, Page 665-689, September 2021., 2021
Abstract Relying on longitudinal microdata from a Spanish rural region between 1750 and 1950 (almost 35,000 life courses), this article provides evidence that discriminatory practices affected sex‐specific mortality during infancy and childhood. Although it is likely that families also discriminated against girls during the first year of life, female ...
Francisco J. Marco‐Gracia, Francisco J. Beltrán Tapia   +1 more
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Patients receiving a high burden of antibiotics in the community in Spain: a cross‐sectional study

Pharmacology Research &Perspectives, Volume 9, Issue 1, February 2021., 2021
Patients receiving a high burden of antibiotics in the community in Spain. Abstract Some patients in the community receive a high burden of antibiotics. We aimed at describing the characteristics of these patients, antibiotics used, and conditions for which they received antibiotics. We carried out a cross‐sectional study.
Rocío Fernández‐Urrusuno, Carmen Marina Meseguer Barros, Sonia Anaya‐Ordóñez, Yolanda Borrego Izquierdo, María Jesús Lallana‐Álvarez, Rosa Madridejos, Esther Marco Tejón, Raquel Prieto Sánchez, Olatz Pérez Rodríguez, María García Gil, Belén Escudero Vilaplana, Genma M. Silva Riádigos, M. Sagrario Pardo López‐Fando, Vicente Olmo Quintana, M. Belén Pina Gadea, Angel García Alvarez, M. Llüisa Sastre Martorell, Jorge I. Jiménez Arce, Rafael Aguilella Vizcaíno, Joaquín Pérez Martín, Natalia Alzueta Isturiz, on behalf of the Infectious Diseases SEFAP team   +21 more
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