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Equity, social determinants and public health programmes
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This article is published in Indian Journal of Medical Research.The article was published on 2011-05-01 and is currently open access. It has received 311 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Social determinants of health & Health equity.read more
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The problem of hormonphobia in the practice of obstetrician-gynecologists in Kazakhstan.
V. N. Lokshin,N. N. Kobzar +1 more
TL;DR: There is a need to increase the knowledge of obstetrician–gynecologists, internists, cardiologists, endocrinologists, urologists, and healthy living office employees in urban clinics of modern methods of contraception, and nosotropic therapy for menopausal symptoms with the use of HRT drugs.
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Acute Myocardial Infarction and Periodontitis: Importance of Awareness and Prevention in Latin America
Javier González-Ramírez,Gustavo Martínez-Coronilla,Laura Dayanara López-Rocha,Ana Gabriela Leija-Montoya,Adrián Hernández-Díazcouder,Zureya Fontes Garcia,Marina Silva-Mancilla,Fausto Sánchez-Muñoz +7 more
TL;DR: This review addresses proposed aspects of the correlation between periodontitis and AMI, explains the importance of preventing periodontritis and CVDs, and analyzes the preventative measures being implemented in LATAM, particularly in Mexico.
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Equity and efficiency in the scaled-up implementation of integrated neglected tropical disease control: the health economics protocol of the COUNTDOWN multicountry observational study in Ghana, Cameroon and Liberia.
TL;DR: The COUNTDOWN multicountry studies focus on scaled-up implementation of integrated control strategies against four diseases: lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis to assess the multicountries implementation of control interventions in terms of equity, impact and efficiency.
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Socioeconomic disparities in diabetes prevalence and management among the adult population in Bangladesh
Karar Zunaid Ahsan,Afrin Iqbal,Kanta Jamil,M Moinuddin Haider,Shusmita Hossain Khan,Nitai Chakraborty,Peter Kim Streatfield +6 more
TL;DR: In this article , the authors examined the latest nationally representative estimates of diabetes prevalence, awareness, and management among adults aged 18 years and above in Bangladesh and its association with socioeconomic status in 2017-18.
Self-perceived changes among social assistance recipients regarding employment prospects after receiving dental treatment
TL;DR: In this article, an exploratory pilot study of a convenience sample of 30 social assistance recipients of Ontario, Canada, was conducted using a pre-and post-dental treatment survey, which included both quantitative and qualitative components.
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