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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... -
Wanting to or having to – a qualitative study of experiences and attitudes to...
Abstract Background This study assesses how tuberculosis (TB) screening is perceived by immigrants in Norway. Screening is mandatory for people arriving from high incidence... -
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... -
Substitution of care for chronic heart failure from the hospital to the gener...
Background: Shifting care from the secondary to the primary system may present an opportunity to ensure that the increasing number of patients with chronic heart failure (CHF)... -
Social work support and unmet social needs in life after stroke: a cross-sect...
Abstract Background Stroke patients are often affected by long-term disabilities with needs concerning social issues. There is relatively little consideration of social recovery... -
Mercury exposure and risk of cardiovascular disease: a nested case-control st...
Abstract Background Substantial evidence suggests that consuming 1–2 servings of fish per week, particularly oily fish (e.g., salmon, herring, sardines) is beneficial for... -
Serum vitamin D levels in Berliners of Turkish descent –a cross-sectional study
Background: Vitamin D levels may differ between migrant and non-migrant populations, especially among non-western immigrants living in a country with limited sun exposure such... -
Prognostic DNA methylation markers for sporadic colorectal cancer: a systemat...
Abstract Background Biomarkers that can predict the prognosis of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients and that can stratify high-risk early stage patients from low-risk early stage... -
Obesity and type 2 diabetes in sub-Saharan Africans – Is the burden in today’...
Abstract Background Rising rates of obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) are impending major threats to the health of African populations, but the extent to which they differ... -
Measuring the quality of care in nursing home residents with early-onset neur...
Abstract Background Nursing home residents with early-onset neurodegenerative diseases are often younger in comparison with other residents, and need different, often more...
