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Urinary Sodium and Potassium, and Risk of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke (INTERSTROKE): A Case-Control Study
Hankey G.J., Rosengren A., Wang X., Zhang H., Damasceno A., Judge C., O'Donnell M.J., Rangarajan S., Chin S.L., Rao-Melacini P., Ferguson J., Smyth A., Xavier D., Lisheng L., Lopez-Jaramillo P., Langhorne P., Dans A.L., Elsayed A., Avezum A., Mondo C., Ryglewicz D., Czlonkowska A., Pogosova N., Weimar C., Diaz R., Yusoff K., Yusufali A., Oguz A., Lanas F., Ogah O.S., Ogunniyi A., Iversen H.K., Malaga G., Rumboldt Z., Oveisgharan S., Al Hussain F., Yusuf S.
2021
DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpaa176

Although low sodium intake (<2 g/day) and high potassium intake (>3.5 g/day) are proposed as public health interventions to reduce stroke risk, there is uncertainty about the benefit and feasibility …

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PM267 Spectrum of Infective Endocarditis Among Children at the Uganda Heart Institute
Okello E., Beaton A., Lubega S., Lwabi P., Judith N., Tenywa E., Omagino J.
2016
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Lymph node fibrosis: a structural barrier to unleashing effective vaccine immunity
Alter G, Julg B
2018
DOI: 10.1172/JCI121053

There is marked variability in vaccine efficacy among global populations. In particular, individuals in low- to middle-income countries have been shown to be less responsive to vaccines than those from …

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The impact of mass deworming programmes on schooling and economic development: an appraisal of long-term studies
Jullien S, Sinclair D, Garner P
2016
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyw283

Background: Documents from advocacy and fund-raising organizations for child mass deworming programmes in low-and middle-income countries cite unpublished economic studies claiming long-term effects on health, schooling and economic development.Methods: To …

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African health innovation systems: preface
Juma Calestous
2010
DOI: 10.1186/1472-698X-10-S1-I1

[...] the case studies show that Africa's health innovation systems are integrated into the global knowledge ecology and benefit from extensive international partnerships. [...] they have come at a time …

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Governance of health research in four eastern and southern African countries
Juma PA, Parkhurst J, Jones CM, Mijumbi-Deve R, Wenham C, Masupe T, Sobngwi-Tambekou J, Biemba G, Mtombo N
2021
DOI: 10.1186/s12961-021-00781-3

Background Health research governance is an essential function of national health research systems. Yet many African countries have not developed strong health research governance structures and processes. This paper presents …

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First Africa non-communicable disease research conference 2017: sharing evidence and identifying research priorities
JumaKenneth, Juma Pamela A., Mohamed Shukri F., Owuor Jared, Wanyoike Ann, Mulabi David, Odinya George, Njeru Maureen, Yonga Gerald
2019

MEDLINE Abstract: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) prevalence is rising fastest in lower income settings, and with more devastating outcomes compared to High Income Countries (HICs). While evidence is consistent on the …

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Validation and comparative analysis of kogene mycobacterial interspersed repetitive unit-variable number of tandem repeat typing kit and its application on clinically isolated mycobacterium tuberculosis samples from national tuberculosis hospital, Republic of Korea
Jung J, Kang T, Hwang Y, Ryoo S
2022
DOI: 10.4103/ijmy.ijmy_8_22

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a serious public health burden in Korea. Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive Unit-Variable NumberTandem Repeat (MIRU-VNTR) is preferred for epidemiological TB investigation. Until recently, the difficulty lies in …

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Interruption in the work of nursing professionals: conceptual analysis
Junior de Freitas Weslen Carlos, Carrilho Menezes Aline, Ferreira da Mata Luciana Regina, Brandão de Carvalho Lira Ana Luisa, Januário Letícia Helena, Teodoro Couto Ribeiro Helen Cristiny
2022
DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-1392

Objectives: to analyze the concept of "interruption in the work of nursing professionals". Methods: conceptual study according to the method proposed by Walker and Avant through integrative literature review. The …

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