Health sciences topic list of research papers
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The recommendations of the American Institute of Medicine (IOM) for normal and underweight women to reduce the risk of low birth weight
Abstract Objective The recommendations of the American Institute of Medicine (IOM) were revised recently in order to enhance maternal and neonatal health. The aim of our study was to investigate the risk of low birth weight (LBW)...
2015 / Yieh-Loong Tsai, Li-Ching Chen, Kok-Min Seow, Kian-Mei Chong -
Impact of hepatitis B virus infection on HIV response to antiretroviral therapy in a Chinese antiretroviral therapy center
Summary Background Co-infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and HIV is common in China; however, the impact of HBV on long-term antiretroviral therapy (ART) outcomes has not been fully characterized. ...
2014 / Rongrong Yang, Xien Gui, Yong Xiong, Shi-cheng Gao, Yajun Yan -
Prospective associations of parental smoking, alcohol use, marital status, maternal satisfaction, and parental and childhood body mass index at 6.5 years with later problematic eating attitudes2014 / K H Wade, O Skugarevsky, M S Kramer, R Patel, N Bogdanovich, et al.
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Availability and access in modern obstetric care: a retrospective population-based study2013 / HM Engjom, N-H Morken, OF Norheim, K Klungsøyr
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La infección por el virus Ébola. Podemos hacerlo mejor2015 / Javier Arranz Izquierdo, M. Isabel Gutiérrez Pérez, José M. Molero García
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"I will not let my HIV status stand in the way." Decisions on motherhood among women on ART in a slum in Kenya- a qualitative study2010 / Opondo Awiti Ujiji, Anna Mia Ekstrom, Festus Ilako, Dorcas Indalo, Birgitta Rubenson
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Vaccination coverage and immunity against hepatitis B among HIV-infected patients in South Brazil
Abstract Evidence-based strategies to improve the hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination coverage rates might help to reduce the burden caused by co-infection with HBV and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In this study, the aim was to evaluate the...
2015 / Saulo Martins, Andréa do Livramento, Michelle Andrigueti, Iara Fabricia Kretzer, Marcos José Machado, et al. -
Access to Green Space in Disadvantaged Urban Communities: Evidence of Salutogenic Effects Based on Biomarker and Self-report Measures of Wellbeing
Abstract This paper describes two case studies from Scotland, UK, exploring links between access to green space, perceptions of and activities in green space, and health and quality of life. One study involved a natural experiment to study the...
2014 / Catharine Ward Thompson, Peter Aspinall, Jenny Roe -
Application of different scoring systems and their value in pediatric intensive care unit
Abstract Background Little is known on the impact of risk factors that may complicate the course of critical illness. Scoring systems in ICUs allow assessment of the severity of diseases and predicting mortality. ...
2014 / Hanaa I. Rady, Shereen A. Mohamed, Nabil A. Mohssen, Mohamed ElBaz -
Influence of cardiogenic shock with or without the use of intra-aortic balloon pump on mortality in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
Abstract Background Cardiogenic shock is a serious complication of a ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). We compared short- and long-term mortality among (1) STEMI patients with and without cardiogenic shock and (2) ...
2014 / Jesper Khedri Jensen, Per Thayssen, Lisbeth Antonsen, Mikkel Hougaard, Anders Junker, et al. -
Infective endocarditis in the Pacific: clinical characteristics, treatment and long-term outcomes2015 / M. Mirabel, R. Andre, P. Barsoum Mikhail, H. Colboc, F. Lacassin, et al.
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Salt reduction in England from 2003 to 2011: its relationship to blood pressure, stroke and ischaemic heart disease mortality2014 / F. J. He, S. Pombo-Rodrigues, G. A. MacGregor
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A systematic review of associations between environmental exposures and development of asthma in children aged up to 9 years2014 / S. Dick, A. Friend, K. Dynes, F. AlKandari, E. Doust, et al.
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Thailand Momentum on Policy and Practice in Local Legislation on Dengue Vector Control2014 / Adisak Bhumiratana, Apiradee Intarapuk, Suriyo Chujun, Wuthichai Kaewwaen, Prapa Sorosjinda-Nunthawarasilp, et al.
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Evaluation of human epididymis protein 4 (HE4) and Risk of Ovarian Malignancy Algorithm (ROMA) as diagnostic tools of type I and type II epithelial ovarian cancer in Japanese women2014 / Hiroyuki Fujiwara, Mitsuaki Suzuki, Nobuhiro Takeshima, Ken Takizawa, Eizo Kimura, et al.
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Exercise-based rehabilitation for heart failure: systematic review and meta-analysis2015 / V. A. Sagar, E. J. Davies, S. Briscoe, A. J. S. Coats, H. M. Dalal, et al.
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A feasibility study of the Xpert MTB/RIF test at the peripheral level laboratory in China
Summary Objective To evaluate the performance of Xpert MTB/RIF (MTB/RIF) in the county-level tuberculosis (TB) laboratory in China. Methods From April 2011 to...
2014 / Xichao Ou, Hui Xia, Qiang Li, Yu Pang, Shengfen Wang, et al. -
Vaccination Coverage for Infants: Cross-Sectional Studies in Two Regions of Belgium2014 / Emmanuelle Robert, Michèle Dramaix, Béatrice Swennen
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Whooping cough in school age children presenting with persistent cough in UK primary care after introduction of the preschool pertussis booster vaccination: prospective cohort study2014 / K. Wang, N. K. Fry, H. Campbell, G. Amirthalingam, T. G. Harrison, et al.
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TB Meningitis in HIV-Positive Patients in Europe and Argentina: Clinical Outcome and Factors Associated with Mortality2013 / Anne Marie W. Efsen, Alexander M. Panteleev, Daniel Grint, Daria N. Podlekareva, Anna Vassilenko, et al.