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Economic burden of diabetes in Brazil in 2014
Abstract Background Diabetes and its complications produce significant clinical, economic and social impact. The knowledge of the costs of diabetes generates subsidies to... -
Prevalence of non-communicable diseases and access to care among non-camp Syr...
Abstract Background Tackling the high non-communicable disease (NCD) burden among Syrian refugees poses a challenge to humanitarian actors and host countries. Current response... -
Health-resource use and quality of life in children with bronchiectasis: a mu...
Abstract Background Bronchiectasis in children is an important, but under-researched, chronic pulmonary disorder that has negative impacts on health-related quality of life.... -
A systematic review of methods to assess intake of saturated fat (SF) among h...
Abstract Background Dietary fat is an essential macronutrient. However, saturated fact has been associated with negative health outcomes including cardiovascular disease.... -
Additional file 1 of Back pain in children surveyed with weekly text messages...
Additional file 1: Table S1.: Number of children with back pain at least once in a survey year. Table S2. Number of children with back pain at least twice in a survey year.... -
Factors affecting survival after concurrent chemoradiation therapy for advanc...
Abstract Background Concurrent chemoradiation therapy (CCRT) followed by hepatic arterial infusional chemotherapy (HAIC) was reported to be effective for advanced hepatocellular... -
Additional file 1: of Factors related with colorectal and stomach cancer scre...
Questionnaires about uptake of gastrointestinal cancer screening among lung cancer survivors. (DOCX 14Â kb) -
Global research output on HIV/AIDS–related medication adherence from 1980 to ...
Abstract Background “Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)” and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) are global health burden. Medication adherence in people living with HIV... -
MOESM2 of Adolescent deliveries in urban Cameroon: a retrospective analysis o...
Additional file 2. Trend of adolescent delivery at SAGHD from 1st of January 2010 to 31st of December 2016. The x-axis shows the various years during the study was carried out.... -
Is an insecure job better for health than having no job at all? A systematic ...
Abstract Background Though previous research repeatedly found that being employed is better for health than having no job at all, evidence suggests that employment is not always... -
Systematic review of basket trials, umbrella trials, and platform trials: a l...
Abstract Background Master protocols, classified as basket trials, umbrella trials, and platform trials, are novel designs that investigate multiple hypotheses through... -
Cross-cultural adaptation of wheelchair skills test (version 4.3) for wheelch...
Objective: To perform cross-cultural adaptation of the Wheelchair Skills Test of manual wheelchair users and their caregivers into the Brazilian Portuguese language. Methods:... -
Supply factors as determinants of treatment costs: cliniciansâ assessments of...
Abstract Background Previous works that uses patterns of prior spending to predict future mental health care expenses (utilization models) are mainly concerned with demand... -
How do junior doctors in the UK learn to provide end of life care: a qualitat...
Abstract Background The fundamental importance of good end of life care has been well documented however recent national publications have high-lighted inadequacies in training... -
Socioeconomic disparities in prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of...
Abstract Background The socioeconomically disadvantaged populations are more likely to suffer from hypertension, and few have effectively treated and controlled their... -
Inadequate birth spacing is perceived as riskier than all family planning met...
Abstract Background Fertility is high in Nigeria and contraceptive use is low. Little is known about how urban Nigerians perceive the risk of contraceptive use in relation to... -
Improving office workers’ mental health and cognition: a 3-arm cluster random...
Abstract Background Physically inactive and sedentary lifestyles are negatively related to both mental health and cognition. For office-workers, who spend two-thirds of their... -
Assessing the wood sourcing practices of the U.S. industrial wood pellet indu...
Abstract Background As the demand for wood pellets has increased in EU member states, so has a multi-pronged examination of the environmental effects of establishing a... -
A putative causal relationship between genetically determined female body sha...
Abstract Background The nature and underlying mechanisms of the observed increased vulnerability to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in women are unclear. Methods We... -
Point-of-care HIV testing best practice for early infant diagnosis: an implem...
Abstract Background With Universal Health Coverage and Integrated People-centred Health Care, streamlined health-systems and respectful care are necessary. South Africa has made...
