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An interview study of pregnant women who were provided with indoor air qualit...
Abstract Background Maternal smoking can cause health complications in pregnancy. Particulate matter (PM2.5) metrics applied to second hand smoke (SHS) concentrations provide... -
Scopolamine augmentation of a newly initiated escitalopram treatment for majo...
Abstract Background Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a prevalent and disabling disorder that can lead to heavy individual, familial, and societal burdens. Although... -
Projecting the effects of long-term care policy on the labor market participa...
Abstract Background Using Singapore as a case study, this paper aims to understand the effects of the current long-term care policy and various alternative policy options on the... -
Coverage of harm reduction services and HIV infection: a multilevel analysis ...
Abstract Background Since 2003, a harm reduction program for injecting drug users has been rolled out countrywide in China. It entails services for condom promotion, a needle... -
The efficacy of varenicline in achieving abstinence among waterpipe tobacco s...
Abstract Background Waterpipe tobacco smoking has increased among youth across the globe including in the US, and it continues as a common and traditional form of smoking... -
Insights on the Russian HCV care cascade: minimal HCV treatment for HIV/HCV c...
Abstract Background The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic in Russia, driven by injection drug use, has seen a steady rise in the past two decades. Hepatitis C virus... -
Effect of Xinyue capsules on patients with coronary heart disease after percu...
Abstract Background The risk of cardiovascular events remains high in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) after successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Panax... -
A comparison of generic drug prices in seven European countries: a methodolog...
Abstract Background Policymakers and researchers frequently compare the prices of medicines between countries. Such comparisons often serve as barometers of how pricing and... -
Price variation among different brands of anticancer medicines available in h...
Abstract Objective To assess the variation in price among different brands of anticancer medicines available in hospital pharmacies at Nepalese cancer hospitals. Methods The... -
Spontaneous viral clearance of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among people...
Abstract Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection causes significant morbidity and mortality among people who inject drugs (PWID) and HIV+ men who have sex with men (MSM).... -
Outcome reporting in neonates experiencing withdrawal following opioid exposu...
Abstract Background Neonatal withdrawal secondary to in utero opioid exposure is a growing global concern stressing the psychosocial well-being of affected families and scarce... -
Temporal patterns of alcohol consumption and attempts to reduce alcohol intak...
Abstract Background The Alcohol Toolkit Study (ATS) is a monthly survey of approximately 1700 adults per month aged 16 years of age or more in England. We aimed to explore... -
Mortality in the Melbourne injecting drug user cohort study (MIX)
Abstract Background There are few studies of mortality amongst people who inject drugs (PWID) in Australia. In this study, we estimate mortality in a cohort of PWID in Melbourne... -
Active surveillance for safety monitoring of seasonal influenza vaccines in I...
Abstract Background Surveillance for adverse events following immunization is an important component of any national immunization programme because it is critical to assessing... -
The safety of spinal manipulative therapy in children under 10 years: a rapid...
Abstract Introduction The safety of spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) in children is controversial. We were mandated by the College of Chiropractors of British Columbia to... -
A mixed methods approach to evaluating community drug distributor performance...
Abstract Background Trusted literate, or semi-literate, community drug distributors (CDDs) are the primary implementers in integrated preventive chemotherapy (IPC) programmes... -
Gabapentin as add-on to morphine for severe neuropathic or mixed pain in chil...
Abstract Background Gabapentin has shown efficacy in the treatment of chronic neuropathic or mixed pain in adults. Although pediatric pain specialists have extensive experience... -
Bisphenol A shapes children’s brain and behavior: towards an integrated neuro...
Abstract Concerns about the effects of bisphenol A (BPA) on human brain and behavior are not novel; however, Grohs and colleagues have contributed groundbreaking data on this... -
Increased respiratory morbidity in individuals with interstitial lung abnorma...
Abstract Background Interstitial lung abnormalities (ILA) are common in participants of lung cancer screening trials and broad population-based cohorts. They are associated with... -
Recreational drug and excessive alcohol use among HIV-infected men who have s...
Abstract Background HIV-infected men who have sex with men (MSM) who use recreational drugs (RD) or excessive alcohol (EA) may be involved in risky sexual behaviours, including...
