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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... -
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... -
Activation of chloramphenicol biosynthesis in Streptomyces venezuelae ATCC 10...
Abstract Background Streptomyces venezuelae ATCC 10712 produces antibiotics chloramphenicol (Cml) and jadomycin (Jad) in response to nutrient limitation and ethanol shock (ES),... -
Did the English strategy reduce inequalities in health? A difference-in-diffe...
Abstract Background Between 1997 and 2010, the English government pursued an ambitious programme to reduce health inequalities,... -
Access to care for non-communicable diseases in Mosul, Iraq between 2014 and ...
Abstract During June 2014 to April 2017, the population of Mosul, Iraq lived in a state of increasing isolation from the rest of Iraq due to the city’s occupation by the Islamic... -
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... -
Influence of genetic variants on toxicity to anti-tubercular agents: a system...
MR is supported partly by Liverpool Reviews and Implementation Group (LRiG), based on funding from the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment... -
Development of a wheelchair mobility skills test for children and adolescents...
Abstract Background Wheelchair mobility skills (WMS) training is regarded by children using a manual wheelchair and their parents as an important factor to improve participation... -
Understanding variations in catastrophic health expenditure, its underlying d...
Abstract Background To assess the financial burden due to out of pocket (OOP) payments, two mutually exclusive approaches have been used: catastrophic health expenditure (CHE)... -
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Objective: Distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) are sensitive to early indices of cochlear pathology. Pathology to the cochlea is in part mediated by ischaemic... -
Transient detectable viremia and the risk of viral rebound in patients from t...
Abstract Background Temporary increases in plasma HIV RNA ('blips') are common in HIV patients on combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). Blips above 500 copies/mL have been... -
Confirming the factor structure of a generic quality of life instrument among...
Abstract Background Quality of life (QoL) is a patient-reported outcome of increasing importance in the substance use disorder (SUD) treatment field, and impaired QoL may be an... -
Effects of the Informed Health Choices podcast on the ability of parents of p...
Abstract Introduction Earlier, we designed and evaluated an educational mass media intervention for improving people’s ability to think more critically and to assess the... -
Self-monitoring of health data by patients with a chronic disease: does disea...
Background: There is a growing emphasis on self-monitoring applications that allow patients to measure their own physical health parameters. A prerequisite for achieving... -
Cord blood DNA methylation reflects cord blood C-reactive protein levels but ...
Abstract Background Prenatal inflammation has been proposed as an important mediating factor in several adverse pregnancy outcomes. C-reactive protein (CRP) is an inflammatory... -
Development of mass media resources to improve the ability of parents of prim...
Abstract Background Claims about what we need to do to improve our health are everywhere. Most interventions simply tell people what to do, and do not empower them to critically... -
Cross-sector surveys assessing perceptions of key stakeholders towards barrie...
© 2015 Dimairo et al. Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License... -
A scoping review of health-related stigma outcomes for high-burden diseases i...
Abstract Background Stigma is associated with health conditions that drive disease burden in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), including HIV, tuberculosis, mental health...
