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Rationale, description and baseline findings of a community-based prospective...
Abstract Background An epidemic of Mesoamerican Nephropathy (MeN) is killing thousands of agricultural workers along the Pacific coast of Central America, but the natural... -
Development of predictive risk models for major adverse cardiovascular events...
Abstract Background There exist several predictive risk models for cardiovascular disease (CVD), including some developed specifically for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus... -
Exploring why global health needs are unmet by research efforts: the potentia...
Abstract Background It has been well established that research is not addressing health needs in a balanced way — much more research is conducted on diseases with more burden in... -
Agroforestry and farm income diversification: synergy or trade-off? The case ...
Abstract Background This study analysed the relationship between agroforestry and non-farm income diversification activities. A survey was conducted on 136 farm households by... -
Vascular access-specific health-related quality of life impacts among hemodia...
Abstract Background End stage kidney disease and hemodialysis dependence are associated with impairments in health-related quality of life (HRQOL), which may be related to... -
Lower urinary tract symptoms in men: challenges to early hospital presentatio...
Abstract Background The point at which men seek medical care for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) varies between individuals. Presentation to hospital with complications... -
An ecological analysis of food outlet density and prevalence of type II diabe...
Abstract Background Studies suggest that the built environment with high numbers of fast food restaurants and convenience stores and low numbers of super stores and grocery... -
Health related quality of life in chronic kidney disease; a descriptive study...
Abstract Introduction The current epidemic of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Sri Lanka is ascribed to the exponential increase in the number of CKD patients, which cannot be... -
Access to cardiac rehabilitation and the role of language barriers in the pro...
Abstract Background Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) has proven health benefits and, according to international guidelines, CR must be offered to all eligible patients. Studies have... -
Quantitative analysis of a rare disease network’s international contact datab...
Abstract Background Castleman disease (CD) describes a group of rare and poorly understood lymphoproliferative disorders that include unicentric CD (UCD), Human Herpes Virus-8... -
Advance care planning with patients on hemodialysis: an implementation study
Abstract Background Patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) on hemodialysis have limited life expectancy, yet their palliative care needs often go unmet. The aim of this... -
Clinical characteristics of the patients with bacteremia due to Moraxella cat...
Abstract Background Invasive diseases due to Moraxella catarrhalis are rare in children, even in immunocompromised hosts. Therefore, data regarding clinical characteristics and... -
Differential roles for pathogenicity islands SPI-13 and SPI-8 in the interact...
Abstract Background Salmonella pathogenicity island (SPI)-13 is conserved in many serovars of S. enterica, including S. Enteritidis, S. Typhimurium and S. Gallinarum. However,... -
A content validity and cognitive interview process to evaluate an Illness Per...
Abstract Objective The Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ) is the only available and empirically validated tool used to gain insight into patient illness beliefs. However,... -
Contribution of major food companies and their products to household dietary ...
Abstract Background The Australian federal government will soon release voluntary sodium reduction targets for 30 packaged food categories through the Healthy Food Partnership.... -
Chemostat culture systems support diverse bacteriophage communities from huma...
Abstract Background Most human microbiota studies focus on bacteria inhabiting body surfaces, but these surfaces also are home to large populations of viruses. Many are... -
Correction to: The Japanese version of the questionnaire about the process of...
After publication of our article [1] we were notified that the 5-point Likert-type scale in Additional file 1 needs to change from “1 to 5” to “0 to 4”. The updated Additional... -
Blood groups A and AB are associated with increased gastric cancer risk: evid...
Abstract Background The association of ABO blood groups with gastric cancer risk was proposed decades ago, but the results have been inconsistent. Methods We used two single... -
Validity and reproducibility of a short food frequency questionnaire among pa...
Abstract Background A balanced diet is essential to slowing the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and managing the symptoms. Currently, no tool is available to easily... -
Folk taxonomy and indigenous names for frogs in Zululand, South Africa
Abstract Background We use taxonomy to organize the world into recognizable units. Folk taxonomy deals with the naming and classification of organisms through culture. Unlike...
