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Global, regional, and national burden of kidney, bladder, and prostate cancers and their attributable risk factors, 1990–2019
BackgroundThe burden of kidney, bladder, and prostate cancers has changed in recent decades. This study aims to investigate the global and regional...
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Pleiotropic effect of the ABCG2 gene in gout: involvement in serum urate levels and progression from hyperuricemia to gout
BackgroundThe ABCG2 Q141K ( rs2231142 ) and rs10011796 variants associate with hyperuricaemia (HU). The effect size of ABCG2 rs2231142 on urate is...
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Evaluation of Socio-Economic Impact on Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Providers
BackgroundIn many countries, the worldwide spread of COVID-19 has led to a near total stop of non-urgent, elective surgeries across all specialties...
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Childhood Obesity in the Pacific: Challenges and Opportunities
Purpose of ReviewChildhood obesity is increasing substantially in many Pacific island countries and poses an urgent and serious challenge. The...
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Atopic Dermatitis Across Shades of Skin
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic, heterogeneous inflammatory skin disease that is associated with immense patient burden globally. There is...
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“It Would be Harder Without Faith”: An Exploratory Study of Low-Income Families’ Experiences of Early Childhood Inclusive Education in New Zealand
New Zealand has a reputation for having one of the most inclusive education systems in the world. However, research and anecdotal evidence show that...
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Lymphatic filariasis, infection status in Culex quinquefasciatus and Anopheles species after six rounds of mass drug administration in Masasi District, Tanzania
BackgroundLymphatic filariasis (LF) elimination program in Tanzania started in 2000 in response to the Global program for the elimination of LF by...
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Global burden of diseases attributable to intimate partner violence: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
PurposeOur study aims to evaluate the global burden of disease attributable to IPV from 1990 to 2019 at global, regional, national, and...
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Socio-cultural implications for women’s menstrual health in the Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs): a sco** review
BackgroundGlobally, experiences of menarche and subsequent menstruation are embedded in social and cultural beliefs, norms and practices. Menarche is...
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Baseline status of policy and legislation actions to address non communicable diseases crisis in the Pacific
BackgroundNon-Communicable Diseases (NCD) are the leading cause of death in the Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) accounting for...
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Future directions for notifiable diseases: tuberculosis-related laws in the Philippines
BackgroundWith the increasing burden of tuberculosis (TB) in the Philippines, and the risk of multidrug resistance to TB, there is a need to...
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The characteristics of behaviour change interventions used among Pacific people: a systematic search and narrative synthesis
BackgroundPacific people living in New Zealand, Australia, United States, and the Pacific region continue to experience a disproportionately high...
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Does the medical insurance system play a real role in reducing catastrophic economic burden in elderly patients with cardiovascular disease in China? Implication for accurately targeting vulnerable characteristics
BackgroundThe vulnerability of cardiovascular disease (CVD) patients’ health abilities, combined with the severity of the disease and the overlap**...
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Traditional knowledge of medicinal plants on Gau Island, Fiji: differences between sixteen villages with unique characteristics of cultural value
BackgroundTraditional resource management (TRM) systems develop depending on local conditions, such as climate, culture, and environment. Most...
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Papua New Guinea agri-food trade and household consumption trends point towards dietary change and increased overweight and obesity prevalence
BackgroundPapua New Guinea (PNG) experienced positive GDP growth at approximately 4.3% per year during the last decade. With increases in overall...
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The global burden and associated factors of ovarian cancer in 1990–2019: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
BackgroundOvarian cancer (OC) is a major cause of cancer-related deaths among women. The aim of this study was to estimate and report data on the...
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Do we have enough ophthalmologists to manage vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy? A global perspective
We aimed to estimate the supply of ophthalmologists in relation to the global and regional burden of vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy (VTDR)....
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The Impact of Financing Health Services on Income Inequality in an Unequal Society: The Case of South Africa
BackgroundEquitable health financing is crucial to attaining universal health coverage (UHC). Health financing, a major focus of the National Health...
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Worldwide public policies for celiac disease: are patients well assisted?
ObjectivesTo evaluate public policies (PP) to celiac disease (CD) patients and classify countries regarding the level of assistance provided by the...
