Vicente, Esther Ruiz de Sabando, Ainara García, Fermín Gastón, Itziar Ardanaz, Eva Ramos-Arroyo, María A.
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Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
BackgroundThere is great heterogeneity on geographic and temporary Huntington disease (HD) epidemiological estimates. Most research studies of rare diseases, including HD, use health information systems (HIS) as data sources. This study investigates the validity and accuracy of national and international diagnostic codes for HD in multiple HIS and ...
Kulmatov, Rashid Mirzaev, Jasur Taylakov, Abdurazzak Abuduwaili, Jilili Karimov, Bakhtiyor
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Environmental Earth Sciences
Reintroduction of highly mineralized Collector-Drainage Waters (CDW) enhances the salinity of inland waterbodies and limits water suitability for downstream users. Detailed quantitative and qualitative research based on the inter-annual and multiyear generation trends of CDW in Central Asia could help to improve the irrigation system for agricultur...
Hogan, Sam Page, Andrew Ogbo, Felix Dixit, Sameer Rajbhandari, Rajesh Man Rawal, Bir Deuba, Keshab
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BMC Public Health
BackgroundHIV is a major public health issue around the world, especially in developing countries. Although the overall prevalence of HIV in Nepal is relatively low, there are specific sub-populations where the prevalence is far higher than the national average. One of these sub-groups is male people who inject drugs (male PWIDs). In order to under...
Torres-Roman, J. Smith Ronceros-Cardenas, Luz Valcarcel, Bryan Arce-Huamani, Miguel A. Bazalar-Palacios, Janina Ybaseta-Medina, Jorge La Vecchia, Carlo Alvarez, Christian S.
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BMC Public Health
BackgroundCervical cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related death among Latin American women. Peru has the sixth highest mortality rate for cervical cancer in the region with regional variations. We aimed to determine overall and regional cervical cancer mortality rates and trends in Peru between 2008 and 2017.MethodsWe performed an ecol...
Bustamante, María José Alfaro, Emma Laura Dipierri, José Edgardo Román, María Dolores
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BMC Public Health
BackgroundThe increase of excess weight around the world is progressive and sustained in children. This is the most prevalent form of malnutrition in this population and they represent the major public health problem in developed and developing countries. The aim of this study was to analyze the magnitude of change in thinness and excess weight pre...
Negesse, Yilkal Taddese, Asefa Adimasu Negesse, Ayenew Ayele, Tadesse Awoke
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BMC Public Health
BackgroundDespite significant progress in the reduction of under-five child deaths over the last decades in Ethiopia, still diarrhea remains the second cause of morbidity and mortality among under five children next to pneumonia.ObjectiveTo show trends and determinants of diarrhea among under five children in Ethiopia based on the four Ethiopian De...
Galgani, Francois Brien, Aleke Stoefen-o Weis, Judith Ioakeimidis, Christos Schuyler, Qamar Makarenko, Iryna Griffiths, Huw Bondareff, Joan Vethaak, Dick Deidun, Alan
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Microplastics and Nanoplastics
Whilst both plastic production and inputs at sea have increased since the 1950s, several modelling studies predict a further increase in the coming years in these respective quantities. We compiled scientific literature on trends in marine litter, consisting largely of plastic and microplastics in the ocean, understanding that monitoring programs o...
Al-Mazrou, Ahmed M. Cruz, Mariana Vigiola Dakin, Gregory Bellorin-Marin, Omar E. Pomp, Alfons Afaneh, Cheguevara
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Obesity Surgery
Introduction/Purpose This study evaluates the outcomes of robotic duodenal switch (RDS) when compared to conventional laparoscopy (LDS). Materials and Methods Using the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP), patients who underwent RDS were compared to those of LDS (2015–2018) for perioperative chara...
Masanja, Veronicah Wafula, Solomon Tsebeni Ssekamatte, Tonny Isunju, John Bosco Mugambe, Richard K. Van Hal, Guido
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BMC Infectious Diseases
BackgroundFemale adolescents and young women have the highest risk of curable sexually transmitted infections (STIs) globally. Data on the prevalence of STIs among young women in Uganda are limited. In this study, we investigated the time trends and correlates of STIs among adolescent girls and young women (15–24 years) in Uganda.MethodsWe estimate...
Leal-López, Eva Sánchez-Queija, Inmaculada Rivera, Francisco Moreno, Carmen
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Gaceta sanitaria
To analyze trends in beer, wine, and distilled spirits consumption, as well as drunkenness among school-aged adolescents in Spain from 2010 to 2018 by sex and age. The sample is composed of 35,310 adolescents aged 15 to 18. The data is representative of the adolescent school population in Spain in 2010, 2014, and 2018. The alcohol consumption quest...
