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Community-based initiatives improving critical health literacy: a systematic ...
Abstract Background Critical health literacy enables older adults to make informed health decisions and take actions for the health and wellbeing of themselves and their... -
Factors associated with health service orientation and active product marketi...
Abstract Background Little is known about pharmacy owners’ commitment to public health and health policy goals in the strategic planning of their business. The aim of this... -
Peripheral neuropathy in metachromatic leukodystrophy: Current status and fut...
Abstract Metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) is an autosomal recessively inherited metabolic disease characterized by deficient activity of the lysosomal enzyme arylsulfatase A.... -
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... -
Comparing four diagnostic tests for Giardia duodenalis in dogs using latent c...
Abstract Background To accurately diagnose giardiosis in dogs, knowledge of diagnostic test characteristics and expected prevalence are required. The aim of this work was to... -
Combined interventions to reduce HIV incidence in KwaZulu-Natal: a modelling ...
Abstract Background Combined prevention interventions, including early antiretroviral therapy initiation, may substantially reduce HIV incidence in hyperendemic settings. Our... -
A 12-month follow-up of a transdiagnostic indicated prevention of internalizi...
Abstract Background Anxious and depressive symptoms in youth are highly prevalent, are often comorbid and have a high rate of relapse. Preventive interventions are promising,... -
Fluid management of the neurological patient: A concise review
textabstractMaintenance fluids in critically ill brain-injured patients are part of routine critical care. Both the amounts of fluid volumes infused and the type and tonicity of... -
Prioritising pathogens for the management of severe febrile patients to impro...
Abstract Background Severe febrile illness without a known source (SFWS) is a challenge for clinicians when deciding how to manage a patient, particularly given the wide... -
Obesity and socioeconomic disadvantage in midlife female public sector employ...
Abstract Background The two-way relationship between obesity and socioeconomic disadvantage is well established but previous studies on social and economic consequences of... -
Qualitative study exploring the phenomenon of multiple electronic prescribing...
BACKGROUND: A previous census of electronic prescribing (EP) systems in England showed that more than half of hospitals with EP reported more than one EP system within the same... -
Coordination of care for multimorbid patients from the perspective of general...
BACKGROUND: In Germany, a decreasing number of general practitioners (GPs) face a growing number of patients with multimorbidity. Whilst care for patients with multimorbidity... -
Comparative efficacy between atorvastatin and rosuvastatin in the prevention ...
© 2019 The Author(s). Background: There is no randomized clinical trials with recurrence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) as a major outcome with rosuvastatin.... -
Antimicrobial prophylaxis is considered sufficient to preserve an acceptable ...
Abstract Background Surgical site infections (SSI) are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. To lower the incidence... -
Fetal sex and maternal pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract Background Since the placenta also has a sex, fetal sex–specific differences in the occurrence of placenta-mediated complications could exist. Objective To determine... -
Distribution of influenza virus types by age using case-based global surveill...
Background: Influenza disease burden varies by age and this has important public health implications. We compared the proportional distribution of different influenza virus... -
Health care professionals’ perspectives on barriers to treatment seeking for ...
Abstract Background Little/no research has been conducted in Uganda in particular and sub-Saharan Africa in general on the health professional’s perspectives on barriers to... -
Burden of acute kidney injury and 90-day mortality in critically ill patients
Abstract Background Mortality rates associated with acute kidney injury (AKI) vary among critically ill patients. Outcomes are often not corrected for severity or duration of... -
Occurrence of marked sepsis-induced immunosuppression in pediatric septic sho...
Abstract Background While the process of sepsis-induced immunosuppression is now well described in adults, very little information is available on immune functions in pediatric... -
Predictors of fibromyalgia: a population-based twin cohort study
Abstract Background Fibromyalgia (FM) is a pain syndrome, the mechanisms and predictors of which are still unclear. We have...
