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Quality of demographic data in GGS Wave 1

Demographic Research, 2015
Background: A key feature of the Generations & Gender Programme (GGP) is that longitudinal micro-data from the Generations and Gender Surveys (GGS) can be combined with indicators from the Contextual Database (CDB) that provide information on the macro ...
Jorik Vergauwen, Jonas Wood, David De Wachter, Karel Neels   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Obstacles to birth registration in Niger: estimates from a recent household survey

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2019
Despite progress made towards increasing birth registration rates over the last dozen years, almost one in two children may still not get registered at birth in Niger according to a recent nationally representative household survey.
Quentin Wodon, Ali Yedan
doaj   +1 more source

An introduction to the civil registration and vital statistics systems with applications in low- and middle-income countries

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2019
In collaboration with development partners, the World Bank Group (WBG) has been working to strengthen civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems in low- and middle-income countries through lending operations, technical assistance projects ...
Samuel Mills, Jane Kim Lee, Bahie Mary Rassekh   +2 more
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Born Dead or Alive? Revisiting the Definition of Stillbirths in Norway

Historical Life Course Studies, 2021
Since 1947 there has been a common understanding among Norwegian historians and demographers that stillbirths registered in the country prior to 1839 included infants who were born alive but died within 24 hours. This paper shows that a revision of this
Hilde Leikny Sommerseth
doaj   +1 more source

Automatic Linkage of Medical and Vital Registration Records [PDF]

Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 1963
The desirability of being able to link two or more records of vital or medical events occurring to the same individual is largely self-evident. In clinical practice it is often informative to consult past records of hospital or other treatment and it is often useful to be able to locate subsequent records in order to follow up patients treated at some ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Reliable mortality statistics in Myanmar: a qualitative assessment of challenges in two townships

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background The vital registration system is universally recognized as the main source of mortality data which is essential for policy formulation, proper interventions and resource allocation to address priority health challenges. To improve availability
Myitzu Tin Oung, Kerry Richter, Pramote Prasartkul, Yadanar Aung, Kyaw Thu Soe, Thuzar Chit Tin, Viroj Tangcharoensathien   +6 more
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Comparative Evaluation of Hemodiafiltration, Hemoperfusion, and Standard Hemodialysis on Efficacy, Inflammatory Control, Dialysis Adequacy, and Safety in End‐Stage Renal Disease: A Prospective Observational Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Chronic micro‐inflammation in patients with end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) is a significant driver of cardiovascular complications and diminished quality of life. While standard hemodialysis (SHD) effectively manages small‐molecule clearance, its ability to remove medium‐to‐large uremic toxins—the primary catalysts of systemic ...
Hongwei Zuo, Weisi Dai, Jie Mao, Mei Ye, Xingshan Lu, Xiaocui Zhang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Have inequalities in completeness of death registration between states in India narrowed during two decades of civil registration system strengthening?

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2021
Background In India the number of registered deaths increased substantially in recent years, improving the potential of the civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) system to be the primary source of mortality data and providing more families of ...
Jayanta Kumar Basu, Tim Adair
doaj   +1 more source

Loss of proton‐sensing TDAG8 increases tumor progression in mouse models of colon cancer

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Loss of the pH‐sensing receptor TDAG8 accelerates colorectal cancer progression in mice. Animals lacking TDAG8 expression had increased tumor growth, DNA damage, and recruitment of tumor‐associated immune cells, including macrophages, neutrophils, and monocytes.
Ermanno Malagola, Yasmine Illi, Anna Bircher, Marijn Wilmink, Rachele F. Malagutti, Solenn Ottié, Cordelia Schuler, Pedro A. Ruiz, Cheryl de Vallière, Klaus Seuwen, Gerhard Rogler, Martin Hausmann   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Registration of prehospital vital parameters

, 2018
Aim The North Denmark Region implemented an electronic Prehospital Patient medical Record (PPR) in 2006. In 2015 a new version of PPR was implemented. Implementation of new technologies can be challenging, including structurally and organisational obstacles,1 which causes difficulty in achieving data completeness.
Poulsen, N. R., Kløjgård, T. A., Holdgaard, H., Færk, E., Larsen, T. M., Christensen, EF   +5 more
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