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Urban health: a new discipline [PDF]

open access: yesThe Lancet, 2003
Peer Reviewed ; http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/40276/2/Vlahov_Urban Health - A New Discipline_2003 ...
Vlahov, David, Galea, Sandro
openaire   +2 more sources

Conducting Research with Community Groups [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Nurse scientists are increasingly recognizing the necessity of conducting research with community groups to effectively address complex health problems and successfully translate scientific advancements into the community.
Ayoola, Adejoke   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Clinical Characteristics of Parkinsonism in HTLV‐1‐Associated Myelopathy

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Human T‐lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV‐1)‐associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) is the classic neurological manifestation of HTLV‐1 infection; however, this virus has also been associated with other neurological disorders. Concurrent parkinsonism is relatively rare and presents diagnostic challenges.
Mika Dozono   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Total Demand, Use and Unmet Need for Modern Contraceptives Among Women Living in Informal Settlements in Kira Municipality, Wakiso District, Uganda. Implications for Urban Health

open access: yesFrontiers in Global Women's Health, 2021
Background: Update and utilization of modern contraceptives has public health benefits including reduction of unintended pregnancies, unsafe abortions, and related maternal mortality.
Moses Tetui   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Urban Health Challenges in Europe [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Urban Health, 2012
This article synthesizes diverse official reports, statistics, and scientific papers that present demographic, economic, environmental, and social trends impacting on the health and quality of life of citizens living in European cities. A literature review led to the identification of some key challenges including an aging society, migration flows ...
openaire   +5 more sources

Urban Public Health: Is There a Pyramid? [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2013
Early ecologists identified a pyramidal trophic structure in terms of number, biomass and energy transfer. In 1943, the psychologist Maslow put forward a pyramid model to describe layers of human needs. It is indicated that the pyramid principle is universally applicable in natural, humanistic and social disciplines.
Bin Chen   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Rethinking urban planning and health [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The research starts from the observation that the disciplines of urban planning and public health are disconnected, partly due to an ongoing institutionalization of health criteria in formal laws and regulations.
Verbeek, Thomas
core   +1 more source

Ageism in Rheumatology: The Health Care Professional's Perspective

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Ageism (age‐based stereotypes, prejudice, or discrimination) is prevalent and linked to prolonged disability and reduced lifespan in older adults. Little is known about ageism within rheumatology. This study explores the health care professional's (HCP) perception of the care of older adults and how ageist attitudes or perspectives may impact
Aaron P. Smith   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urbanization and health in Africa : exploring the interconnections between poverty, inequality and the burden of disease [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
There are few changes in the history of human existence comparable to urbanization in scope and potential to bring about biologic change. The transition in the developed world from an agricultural to an industrial-urban society has already produced ...
Songsore, Jacob
core  

Where, how, and how much? A multicenter cohort study of the relationship between lupus decision aid modality, place of administration, interruption and viewing completeness and patient‐reported outcomes

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective We assessed whether shared decision‐making (SDM), and patient acceptability, feasibility, and overall satisfaction with a computerized patient decision aid (PtDA) for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), differs by PtDA setting, modality, and the viewing experience.
Jasvinder A. Singh   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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