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Revising the WHO verbal autopsy instrument to facilitate routine cause-of-death monitoring. [PDF]

, 2013
OBJECTIVE: Verbal autopsy (VA) is a systematic approach for determining causes of death (CoD) in populations without routine medical certification. It has mainly been used in research contexts and involved relatively lengthy interviews.
Abraham Hodgson, Akgün S, Anand Krishnan, Bang AT, Bauni E, Bedirhan Ustun, Byass P, Byass P, Carla AbouZahr, Chandramohan D, Chandramohan D, Chandramohan D, Chanpen Choprapawon, Coldham C, Daniel Chandramohan, Derege Kebede, Don de Savigny, Doris Chou, Edmond KM, Edward Fottrell, Elizabeth França, Enrique Loyola, Erin Nichols, Fantahun M, Fatima Marinho, Flaxman AD, Flaxman AD, Fottrell E, Francis Notzon, Frederik Frøen, Geetha T, Gihan Gewaifel, Giuseppe Annunziata, Herbst AJ, Honorati Masanja, James SL, Jordana Leitao, Jun Gao, Jyotsna Chikersal, Kanitta Bundhamcharoen, Kathleen Kahn, Khademi H, Kidist Bartolomeus, Lozano R, Lozano R, Lulu Muhe, Marc Amexo, Matthews Mathai, Mayanja BN, Mohamed Ali, Mohammad Hafiz Rasooly, Mpimbaza A, Mudenda SS, Murray CJ, Murray CJ, Murray CJ, Nykanen M, Osman Sankoh, Oti S, Paul Spiegel, Peter Byass, Polprasert W, Proctor MH, Quigley MA, Quigley MA, Rajiv Bahl, Ray BK, Robert Jakob, Sennen Hounton, Setel PW, Setel PW, Tensou B, Ties Boerma, Vergnano S, Vishwajeet Kumar, William Soumbey Alley   +75 more
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Basal Forebrain Volume Predicts Disease Conversion in Prodromal Synucleinopathy

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Isolated rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (iRBD) is a prodromal stage of Parkinson's disease (PD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). The basal forebrain (BF), a key cholinergic structure, is a site of known pathology in later stages of Lewy body disorders.
Lachlan Churchill, Ajay Konuri, Anna Ignatavicius, Jack Anderson, Simon J.G. Lewis, Elie Matar   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Developmental disorders of vision [PDF]

, 2003
This review of developmental disorders of vision focuses on a few of the many disorders that disrupt visual development. Given the enormity of the human visual system in the primate brain and complexity of visual development, however, there are likely ...
Duchaine, BC, Galaburda, AM
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Qualitative study on occupational anxiety among young thyroid cancer survivors before returning to work

Precision Medical Sciences, EarlyView.
The main aim of this study was to elucidate and clarify the manifestations of occupational anxiety among young postoperative thyroid cancer survivors before returning to work and to explore strategies and support needed to cope upon their return to work. Abstract The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand the manifestations of occupational
Hong Gao, Ping Zhu, Maomao Zhang, Bing Wu, Yun Ning, Xiaoxu Li, Hui Huang, Jinlan Shao, Meiying Zou, Tingting Hu, Liuliu Zhang   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Examining the Affordances of Engineering and Curricular Supports for Learning Among Emerging Bilingual Elementary Afterschool Students

Science Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Engineering design provides students with unique opportunities to engage with disciplinary knowledge and practices by engaging with technologies and each other through the design process. In this paper, we identify how the co‐construction of an engineering afterschool club culture supported students’ engagement in epistemic practices of ...
Kathryn M. Bateman, Gregory J. Kelly, Peter R. Licona, Christine M. Cunningham   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

How much does a verbal autopsy based mortality surveillance system cost in rural India?

PLoS ONE, 2015
ObjectiveThis paper aims to determine the cost of establishing and sustaining a verbal-autopsy based mortality surveillance system in rural India.Materials and methodsDeaths occurring in 45 villages (population 185,629) were documented over a 4-year ...
Rohina Joshi, Deversetty Praveen, Stephen Jan, Krishnam Raju, Pallab Maulik, Vivekanand Jha, Alan D Lopez   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Post-Mortem diagnosis of dementia by informant interview. [PDF]

, 2010
The diagnosis of normal cognition or dementia in the Brazilian Brain Bank of the Aging Brain Study Group (BBBABSG) has relied on postmortem interview with an informant. Objectives:To ascertain the sensitivity and specificity of postmortem diagnosis based
Balbino, Érika Silvério, Battela, Camila, Brucki, Sonia Maria Dozzi, Campora, Flávia, Damin, Antonio Eduardo, Farfel, José Marcelo, Ferretti, Renata Eloah de Lucena, Grinberg, Lea Tenenholz, Jacob-Filho, Wilson, Leite, Renata Elaine Paraiso, Lima, Maria do Carmo de Ascenção, Moreira, Eliza Guccione, Morillo, Lilian Schafirovits, Nitrini, Ricardo, Pasqualucci, Carlos Augusto, Perroco, Tibor Rilho, Rosemberg, Sérgio, Ruiz, Lumena, Saldiva, Paulo Hilário Nascimento, Suemoto, Claudia Kimie   +19 more
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The Trajectory of an Agreement: Tracing Objectivated Knowledge Across a Series of Mundane Encounters

Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
This article adds to the sociological study of time and temporality in everyday life by building on recent longitudinal developments within conversation analysis. It investigates members' methods to bring about change within their shared (life) world. It examines how, as part of an extended project of action, one agreement made early on is continually ...
Sarah Hitzler, Jonas Kramer
wiley   +1 more source

Temporal and Spatial Organization in Collaborative Work by Nurses in an Emergency and Critical Care Center

Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
This study describes the work at an emergency and critical care center, focusing on the collaboration of multiple nurses when moving patients from the outpatient department to the ward. This study is an ethnomethodological ethnography based on fieldwork at a hospital and analysis of video data. The patient transport process is temporally organized into
Hiroki Maeda, Yumi Nishimura
wiley   +1 more source

Access and Privacy Control for Healthcare Decision Support System: A Smart Medical Data Exchange Engine (SMDEE)

CAAI Transactions on Intelligence Technology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Secure and automated sharing of medical information among different medical entities/stakeholders like patients, hospitals, doctors, law enforcement agencies, health insurance companies etc., in a standard format has always been a challenging problem. Current methods for ensuring compliance with medical privacy laws require specialists who are
Imran Khan, Javed Rashid, Anwar Ghani, Muhammad Shoaib Saleem, Muhammad Faheem, Humera Khan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source