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Role of self-efficacy and social support in short-term recovery after total h...
Background: Despite the overall success of total hip replacement (THR) in patients with symptomatic osteoarthritis (OA), up to one-quarter of patients report suboptimal... -
‘Thinking outside the box’: advanced geriatric nursing in primary health care...
Abstract Background Older people are frequent users of primary health care (PHC) services. PHC services have been critiqued, mainly regarding limited accessibility and... -
Bicycling participation in people with a lower limb amputation: a scoping review
Abstract Background To review literature on bicycling participation, as well as facilitators and barriers for bicycling in people with a lower limb amputation (LLA). Methods... -
Learning from the Experiments That Never Happened : Lessons from Trying to Co...
Matching grants are one of the most common policy instruments used by developing country governments to try to foster technological upgrading,... -
A meta-analysis of baseline characteristics in trials on mite allergen avoida...
textabstractBackground: Evidence regarding the clinical effectiveness of mite allergen avoidance for the treatment of asthma is lacking. In previous meta-analyses on mite... -
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... -
Evaluation of the national surveillance of Legionnaires' disease in Norway, 2...
Abstract Background In Norway, Legionnaires’ disease is reportable upon clinical suspicion to public health authorities and mandatorily notifiable through the Norwegian... -
Open Pharma status update: January–March 2020
Open Pharma has had a busy start to 2020, welcoming two new Supporters!Find out more about what we have accomplished in quarter one and out upcoming activities in our status... -
Building Science, Technology, and Innovation Capacity in Rwanda : Developing ...
The purpose of this report is to show how development issues and policy initiatives shaped the design and structure of the science, technology, and... -
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.... -
Impacts of selected Ecological Focus Area options in European farmed landscap...
This systematic map protocol responds to an urgent policy need to evaluate key environmental benefits of new compulsory greening measures in the European Union’s Common... -
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... -
First-generation migrants’ use of psychotropic medication in Northern Ireland...
Abstract Purpose There is a recent and growing migrant population in Northern Ireland. However, rigorous research is absent... -
Acute respiratory failure in immunocompromised patients: outcome and clinical...
Abstract Background The impact of neutropenia in critically ill immunocompromised patients admitted in a context of acute respiratory failure (ARF) remains uncertain. The... -
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... -
Using Locational Data from Mobile Phones to Enhance the Science of Delivery
The objective of this report is to examine the potential of locational data for the 'science of delivery' in the field of development. The... -
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...
