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Open AccessBreast cancer incidence and survival in Scotland by socio-economic deprivation and tumour subtype
Women from socio-economically deprived areas are less likely to develop and then to survive breast cancer (BC). Whether associations between deprivation and BC incidence and survival differ by tumour molecular...
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Open AccessQuality of care for adult in-patients with malaria in a tertiary hospital in Uganda
Prompt detection and appropriate treatment of malaria prevents severe disease and death. The quality of care for adult malaria in-patients is not well documented in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in Uganda. ...
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Open AccessDistinct temporal trends in breast cancer incidence from 1997 to 2016 by molecular subtypes: a population-based study of Scottish cancer registry data
We describe temporal trends in breast cancer incidence by molecular subtypes in Scotland because public health prevention programmes, diagnostic and therapeutic services are shaped by differences in tumour bio...
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Open AccessAdverse Drug Reaction Onsets in Uganda’s VigiBase®: Delayed International Visibility, Data Quality and Illustrative Signal Detection Analyses
Develo** countries can improve their pharmacovigilance systems by analysing their own medication safety data.
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Open AccessHerbal medicine use and linked suspected adverse drug reactions in a prospective cohort of Ugandan inpatients
Clinical history-taking can be employed as a standardized approach to elucidate the use of herbal medicines and their linked suspected adverse drug reactions (ADRs) among hospitalized patients. We sought to id...
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Open AccessTake-Home Emergency Naloxone to Prevent Heroin Overdose Deaths after Prison Release: Rationale and Practicalities for the N-ALIVE Randomized Trial
The naloxone investigation (N-ALIVE) randomized trial commenced in the UK in May 2012, with the preliminary phase involving 5,600 prisoners on release. The trial is investigating whether heroin overdose deaths...
