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Current measures for monitoring progress towards universal health coverage (UHC) do not adequately account for populations that do not have the same level of access to quality care services and/or financial pr...
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Open AccessPublisher Correction to: Time of onset and/or diagnosis of ADHD in European children: a systematic review
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Open AccessTime of onset and/or diagnosis of ADHD in European children: a systematic review
Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common childhood neurobehavioral conditions. Symptoms related to this disorder cause a significant impairment in school tasks and in the acti...
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Open AccessSalt and potassium intake among adult Ghanaians: WHO-SAGE Ghana Wave 3
Though Ghana has high hypertension prevalence, the country lacks current national salt consumption data required to build and enhance advocacy for salt reduction. We explored the characteristics of a randomly ...
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The European Journal of Ageing at the beginning of the Decade of Healthy Ageing
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The European Journal of Ageing and the memorable year 2018
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Multicentre comparison Of shock efficacy using single-vs. Dual-coil lead systems and Anodal vs. cathodaL polarITY defibrillation in patients undergoing transvenous cardioverter-defibrillator implantation. The MODALITY study
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Open AccessEdentulism and quality of life among older Ghanaian adults
Edentulism affects the quality of life and general health of an individual. But in ageing individuals, it has been observed to have greater impact, manifesting in functional, psychological and social limitatio...
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Open AccessCommon risk factors for chronic non-communicable diseases among older adults in China, Ghana, Mexico, India, Russia and South Africa: the study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE) wave 1
Behavioral risk factors such as tobacco use, unhealthy diet, insufficient physical activity and the harmful use of alcohol are known and modifiable contributors to a number of NCDs and health mediators. The pu...
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Open AccessSelf-reported cataracts in older adults in Ghana: sociodemographic and health related factors
Changes in function of sensory organs with increasing age have significant impact on health and wellbeing of older persons. This paper describes cataract, a chronic eye condition, self-reported among older adu...
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Open AccessTobacco use in older adults in Ghana: sociodemographic characteristics, health risks and subjective wellbeing
Tobacco use over the life-course threatens to increase disease burden in older adulthood, including lower income countries like Ghana. This paper describes demographic, socioeconomic, health risks and life sat...
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Open AccessDifficult colonoscopies in the propofol era
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Whether or not there is a relationship between use of mobile phones (analogue and digital cellulars, and cordless) and head tumour risk (brain tumours, acoustic neuromas, and salivary gland tumours) is still a...
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Achieving the target of 95% colonoscopy completion rate at centres conducting colorectal screening programs is an important issue. Large centres and teaching hospitals employing endoscopists with different lev...
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