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Prevalence of smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis in different ethnic groups in India: Evaluation of public health
27 January 2012
P. Raj, R. Prakash, G. Mishra, T.D. Singh, S. Poojary, N.K. Mehra, P.K. Tiwari
Summary: Objective: To estimate the prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in a high-risk rural area of central India. Study design: Retrospective analysis of primary data. Methods: In total, 10,96...
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Epidemiology of the metabolic syndrome in Hungary
09 January 2012
E. Szigethy, Gy. Széles, A. Horváth, T. Hidvégi, Gy. Jermendy, Gy. Paragh, Gy. Blaskó, R. Ádány, Z. Vokó
Summary: Objectives: Hungary has high cardiovascular mortality. Recent studies have revealed a high prevalence of several cardiovascular risk factors, including obesity, diabetes and hypertension. The...
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Recommended or mandatory pertussis vaccination policy in developed countries: Does the choice matter?
09 January 2012
Dorota Zdanowska Girard
Summary: Objectives: To compare universal recommended and compulsory pertussis vaccination strategies in developed countries, and to discuss their effectiveness in terms of the proportion of infants a...
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The multicenter AIDS Cohort Study, 1983 to …
29 December 2011
R. Detels, L. Jacobson, J. Margolick, O. Martinez-Maza, A. Muñoz, J. Phair, C. Rinaldo, S. Wolinsky
Summary: The Multicenter AIDS Cohort (MACS), initiated in 1983 at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, Northwestern University School of Med...
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Using outreach to involve the hard-to-reach in a health check: What difference does it make?
29 December 2011
A. Sinclair, H.A. Alexander
Summary: Objectives: Mortality from coronary heart disease remains higher in Scotland than the European average. Primary prevention programmes, such as Keep Well, aim to tackle the associated risk fac...
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