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Personality Disorder (PD) is an enduring, multi-faceted mental disorder, associated with adverse health effects, difficulties with interpersonal relationships and in some cases increased risk to others. A limi...
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Open AccessThe use of low-cost Android tablets to train community health workers in Mukono, Uganda, in the recognition, treatment and prevention of pneumonia in children under five: a pilot randomised controlled trial
Since 2012, The World Health Organization and UNICEF have advocated for community health workers (CHWs) to be trained in Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) of common childhood illnesses, such as pneum...
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Open AccessWould changing the selection process for GP trainees stem the workforce crisis? A cohort study using multiple-imputation and simulation
There is currently a shortage of qualified GPs in the UK and not all of the training posts available each year are filled. Changing the way in which GP trainees are selected could help increase the training po...
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Open AccessIntegrating emotional and psychological support into the end-stage renal disease pathway: a protocol for mixed methods research to identify patients’ lower-level support needs and how these can most effectively be addressed
As a result of difficulties related to their illness, diagnosis and treatment, patients with end-stage renal disease experience significant emotional and psychological problems, which untreated can have consid...
