Kroemer, M Clairet, A L Kabiche, K Bendjama, A Bertrand, X Limat, S Nerich, V
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Infectious diseases now
Influenza vaccination coverage currently remains below the 75% recommended threshold by the World Health Organization. To correct this situation, experiments have been successively carried out in France to enable community pharmacists to vaccinate at-risk populations. In this context, a study was conducted with pharmacists from the French Franche-C...
Tebala, Domenico Tebala, Giovanni Domenico
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Archives of Public Health
BackgroundThe status of health of an individual and - more broadly - of a community or population is defined by the status of their determinants of health. A “systemic” approach to define the health determinants is necessary in order to explore the complex relations existing among them. This study is aimed at identifying a ‘composite systemic’ inde...
Nsaghurwe, Alpha Dwivedi, Vikas Ndesanjo, Walter Bamsi, Haji Busiga, Moses Nyella, Edwin Massawe, Japhet Victor Smith, Dasha Onyejekwe, Kate Metzger, Jonathan
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BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
BackgroundRobust, flexible, and integrated health information (HIS) systems are essential to achieving national and international goals in health and development. Such systems are still uncommon in most low and middle income countries. This article describes a first-phase activity in Tanzania to integrate the country’s vertical health management in...
Saraiva, Bruna Thamyres Ciccotti Agostinete, Ricardo Ribeiro Freitas Júnior, Ismael Forte de Sousa, Daniel Eduardo Rodrigues Gobbo, Luis Alberto Tebar, William Rodrigues Christofaro, Diego Giulliano Destro
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BMC Pediatrics
BackgroundTo examine the association of handgrip strength (HGS) and bone mineral density (BMD) of Brazilian children and adolescents.MethodsThe sample included 243 children and adolescents aged from 4 to 15 years (9.3 ± 2.2 years), 171 males and 72 females. The following measurements were performed: weight, height, trunk length, and years to the pe...
Yaragalla, Srinivasarao Zahid, Muhammad Panda, Jaya Kumar Tsagarakis, Nikolaos Cingolani, Roberto Athanassiou, Athanassia
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Polymers
A simple and scalable fabrication process of graphene nanoplatelets (GnPs)-reinforced polyether ether ketone (PEEK) filaments with enhanced mechanical and thermal performance was successfully demonstrated in this work. The developed PEEK-GnP nanocomposite filaments by a melt-extrusion process showed excellent improvement in storage modulus at 30 °C...
Zhang, Shenghao Neupert, Shevaun D
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The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences
Control beliefs are bidirectionally related to physical and cognitive health, and control beliefs are associated with awareness of aging (subjective age and awareness of age-related change [AARC]), but it is unclear how these processes unfold within persons over time. We examine these relationships from both between- and within-person perspectives....
Moore, Leigh Campbell, Narelle
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BMC Medical Education
BackgroundInterprofessional practice (IPP) has been shown to contribute to quality service provision and improved health outcomes. This knowledge has led to the integration of interprofessional education into course curricula for many health-care disciplines. Offering interprofessional education in rural areas to students undertaking work integrate...
Jekauc, Darko Rayling, Sabine Klopp, Sara Schmidt, Detlef Rittmann, Lena-Marie Fritsch, Julian
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
BackgroundRehabilitation is seen as crucial in dealing with the demographic change in many European countries. In Germany, for example, after having stayed in a rehabilitation center, patients have the possibility to participate in aftercare programs aimed at promoting long-term health behaviour. Despite the relevance of follow-up support for patie...
Onwujekwe, Obinna Mbachu, Chinyere Ojiugo Ajaero, Chukwuedozie Uzochukwu, Benjamin Agwu, Prince Onuh, Juliana Orjiakor, Charles Tochukwu Odii, Aloysius Mirzoev, Tolib
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International Journal for Equity in Health
IntroductionRapid urbanization increases competition for scarce urban resources and underlines the need for policies that promote equitable access to resources. This study examined equity and social inclusion of urban development policies in Nigeria through the lenses of access to health and food/nutrition resources.MethodDesk review of 22 policy d...
Jarrett, Prudence Fozdar, Yasin Abdelmagid, Nada Checchi, Francesco
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Conflict and Health
BackgroundLarge international humanitarian actors support and directly deliver health services for millions of people in crises annually, and wield considerable power to decide which health services to provide, how and to whom, across a vast spectrum of health areas. Despite decades of reform aiming to improve accountability in the sector, public h...
