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Psychiatric symptoms and risk factors in adults born preterm with very low bi...
Abstract Background We aimed to examine psychiatric symptoms in adults born preterm with very low birthweight or born at term small for gestational age compared with normal... -
Changes in physical activity during transition to retirement: a cohort study
Abstract Background Retirement is a major life transition which may affect lifestyle. The aim of this study is to examine within-individual changes in physical activity during... -
Effect of single follow-up home visit on readmission in a group of frail elde...
Abstract Background Unplanned hospital admissions are costly and prevention of these has been a focus for research for decades. With this study we aimed to determine whether... -
Association between perceived neighbourhood characteristics, physical activit...
Abstract Background The study explores associations between perceived neighbourhood characteristics, physical activity and diet quality, which in Latin America and Brazil have... -
Mobile Technology for Improved Family Planning (MOTIF): the development of a ...
Abstract Background The objective of this paper is to outline the formative research process used to develop the MOTIF mobile phone-based (mHealth) intervention to support... -
A common monitoring framework for ending preventable maternal mortality, 2015...
Abstract Background While global maternal mortality declined 44Â % between 1990 and 2015, the majority of countries fell short of attaining Millennium Development Goal targets.... -
"OPTImAL": an ontology for patient adherence modeling in physical activity do...
Abstract Background Maintaining physical fitness is a crucial component of the therapeutic process for patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD). Despite the known importance... -
Addressing critical knowledge and capacity gaps to sustain CRVS system develo...
Abstract Background Improving civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems requires strengthening the capacity of the CRVS workforce. The improvement of data... -
Prevalence of suspected developmental delays in early infancy: results from a...
Abstract Background Prevalence estimates on suspected developmental delays (SDD) in young infants are scarce and a necessary first step for planning an early intervention. We... -
Impact of birthweight on health-care utilization during early childhood – a b...
Abstract Background Comprehensive data are needed to evaluate the burden of low birthweight. Analysis of routine data on health-care utilization during early childhood were used... -
Doping knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Ugandan athletes’: a cross-sect...
Abstract Background Despite the development of advanced drug testing systems, both deliberate and inadvertent doping in sports is increasing in elite, amateur and school sports.... -
Development of a web-based assessment tool that evaluates the meal situation ...
Abstract Background Children with cancer often suffer side effects from their treatment, for example nausea and vomiting, which can lead to malnutrition. If a child cannot eat... -
Post-stroke Quality of Life Index: A quality of life tool for stroke survivor...
Abstract Background Burden of stroke is rising due to the demographic and epidemiological transitions in Sri Lanka. Assessment of success of stroke-management requires tools to... -
Psychometric properties of the newly developed Physician Teaching Self-Effica...
Abstract Background High teaching quality and students’ corresponding learning progress are the most important indicators of teachers’ work performance. Theory and numerous... -
Does Hukou origin affect establishment of health records in migrant inflow co...
Abstract Background With the implementation of Chinese economic reform and rapid urbanization, policies and values surrounding migration have changed and given rise to... -
Stepped-wedge randomised trial of laparoscopic ventral mesh rectopexy in adul...
Abstract Background Laparoscopic ventral mesh rectopexy (LVMR) is an established treatment for external full-thickness rectal prolapse. However, its clinical efficacy in... -
The outcome of structural heart defects diagnosed in the first trimester of p...
Purpose: We present the results of a detailed protocol of fetal heart examination in the first trimester, in a fetal medicine unit in Romania. Methods: Since October 2009, in... -
Bursicon-α subunit modulates dLGR2 activity in the adult <i>Drosophila</i> me...
Bursicon is the main regulator of post molting and post eclosion processes during arthropod development. The active Bursicon hormone is a heterodimer of Burs-α and Burs-... -
Intervention Scalability Assessment Tool: A decision support tool for health ...
Abstract Background Promising health interventions tested in pilot studies will only achieve population-wide impact if they are implemented at scale across communities and... -
Development of an infant feeding core outcome set for childhood obesity inter...
Abstract Background Childhood obesity is a significant public health challenge that affects approximately one in five children worldwide. Infant feeding practices are implicated...
