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... Although no significant public health problem or pandemic has yet been linked to the irregularities in the influenza vaccine supply that were brought to light in the fall of 2004, [r] ...
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Short-term effects of energy drink on the body’s health among young adults in Erbil city
... with significant alterations in some biochemical parameters such as serum albumin, total protein, and GOT liver ...a significant public health problem if their use among young people is ...
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The magnitude and determinants of anaemia among refugee preschool children from the Kebribeyah refugee camp, Somali region, Ethiopia
... a significant public health problem in the Kebribeyah refugee camp in Ethiopia and that it basically coexists with ...of Public Health, Addis Ababa University for funding the ...
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Motorized Vehicles for Children: A New Public Health Problem
... For those who are unfamiliar with EMSC (and with apologies to those who are well acquainted), a brief history is warranted. Our nation’s EMS system was developed in response to observed deficiencies in the delivery of ...
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Fatal motorcycle crashes: a serious public health problem in Brazil
... Introduction: The numbers of two-wheel vehicles are growing across the world. In comparison to other vehicles, motorcycles are cheaper and thus represent a significant part of the automobile market. Both the ...
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How Thailand eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem
... a significant number of IUs (except in Narathiwat province) by ...dedicated health staff on the ground throughout the elimination phase, not only ensured the NPELF objectives were met finally in 2017 but ...
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Human Brucellosis - New Public Health Problem in Bulgaria
... As shown in Figure 3 ACF and PACF start at lag 1 (r = - 0.536; p = 0.005). The ACF tapering pattern to zero with slow decay in lag 1 PACF and considerably decay in lag 2 and lag 3 PACF suggesting AR (1) model or (p = 1). ...
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Elimination of lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem from Tonga
... a significant proportion of people regularly attend the church ...the health workers distributed the drugs and travel to smaller islands was ...of health personnel in their respective ...
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Diabetes mellitus in pregnancy : a clinical and public health problem
... no significant difference between the two groups in the frequency of APGAR scores less than 7 in 5 min, preterm delivery at less than 37 weeks of gestation, or in the frequency of intrauterine fetal ...
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Adult pertussis is unrecognized public health problem in Thailand
... Seventy-six patients (age range 15–87 years) with pro- longed cough (range 14–180 days) were enrolled. Four- teen patients (18.4 %) had laboratory evidence of pertussis. One patient was diagnosed by the PCR method, ...
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Public Health Genomics (PHG): From Scientific Considerations to Ethical Integration
... that public health stakeholders receive a clear demonstration of the clinical validity and utility of ...of public health professionals is essential to the success of public ...
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Promoting Physical Activity with Hard to Reach Women: An Iterative and Participatory Research Study
... the public health problem, in Step One, our initial application of Intervention Mapping will develop the Logic Model of the public health ...
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Maternal Mortality in Cordoba City, Argentina: Causes, Determinants and Trends
... maternal health and reduction of maternal mortality have been a priority on the global community’s ...women’s health and attempted to contribute to the efforts of different countries to meet the fifth ...
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Inverse problem methods as a public health tool in pneumonoccal vaccination
... Inverse problem methods have been used with surveillance data to calibrate structured population models [5, 6, 8, ...Inverse problem methods can also be used to assess the effectiveness of policies once in ...
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Public Health and the Tobacco Problem: International Legal Implications for Africa
... The Resolution urged member states to give high priority to accelerating work on the development of the Convention and possible related protocols, to provide resources and co-oper[r] ...
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“If we are waiting for the numbers alone, we will miss the point”: a qualitative study of the perceived rise of food allergy and associated risk factors in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana
... In North America and many parts of Western Europe that have moved through the epidemiologic transition, an epidemic of food allergy [FA] has emerged following similar increases in asthma and allergic rhinitis. Studies ...
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The neglected burden of snakebites in Cameroon: a review of the epidemiology, management and public health challenges
... and mortality) and therapeutic approaches with a focus on treatment using AVS (efficacy, manufacture and dis- tribution) in Cameroon. We scanned the reference lists of articles yielded by the electronic search in order ...
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Plasmodium falciparum parasites lacking histidine rich protein 2 and 3: a review and recommendations for accurate reporting
... Plasmodium falciparum parasites that lack part or all of the pfhrp2 gene do not express the PfHRP2 protein and are, therefore, not detectable by PfHRP2-detecting RDTs. Although some of these parasites still have a ...
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Elimination of lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem in Niue under PacELF, 1999 2016
... health clearance was required before an entry permit was granted only for those who wanted to set up per- manent residence on the island. During the MDA pro- gram (which was also occurring in other Pacific ...
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Intestinal parasitic infections and prevalence of anaemia among tribal school going children: a one year study
... parasitic infections are prevalent in areas of poor sanitation, practising improper hygienic practices and inadequate health care services. The effects of these parasitic infections are not limited to morbidity ...
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