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Early Use of Fibrinogen Replacement Therapy in Postpartum Hemorrhage-A Systematic Review.
(Elsevier, 2020-01-28)Fibrinogen levels drop early in postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), and low fibrinogen levels predict outcomes. There is increasing interest in replacing fibrinogen early in severe PPH and this systematic review's aim was to ... -
The Early Youth Engagement in first episode psychosis (EYE-2) study: pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial of implementation, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a team-based motivational engagement intervention to improve engagement.
(2021-04-12)BACKGROUND: Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) services improve health outcomes for young people with psychosis in the medium-long term, but 25% of young people disengage in the first 12 months with costs to their mental ... -
An ecological study of publicly funded elective hip arthroplasties in Brazil and Scotland: do access inequalities reinforce the inverse care law?
(2020-05)OBJECTIVES: To compare elective hip arthroplasty rates funded by the public sector in Brazil and Scotland. DESIGN: Ecological study, 2009-13, of crude and directly standardised rates of elective primary hip arthroplasty ... -
The economic burden of malaria on households and the health system in a high transmission district of Mozambique.
(2019-11-11)BACKGROUND: Malaria remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Mozambique. Increased investments in malaria control have reduced the burden, but few studies have estimated the costs of malaria in the country. ... -
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The effect of adherence to spectacle wear on early developing literacy: a longitudinal study based in a large multiethnic city, Bradford, UK.
(2018-06-12)OBJECTIVES: To determine the impact of adherence to spectacle wear on visual acuity (VA) and developing literacy following vision screening at age 4-5 years. DESIGN: Longitudinal study nested within the Born in Bradford ... -
Effect of home cook interventions for salt reduction in China: cluster randomised controlled trial.
(2023-08-24)OBJECTIVE: To determine the effects of salt reduction interventions designed for home cooks and family members. DESIGN: Cluster randomised controlled trial. SETTING: Six provinces in northern, central, and southern China ... -
The effect of vitamin D supplementation on acute respiratory tract infection in older Australian adults: an analysis of data from the D-Health Trial.
(Elsevier, 2021-01-11)BACKGROUND: Observational studies have linked vitamin D deficiency with acute respiratory tract infection, but results from randomised controlled trials are heterogeneous. We analysed data from the D-Health Trial to determine ... -
The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of screening for active tuberculosis among migrants in the EU/EEA: a systematic review.
(2018-04)BACKGROUND: The foreign-born population make up an increasing and large proportion of tuberculosis (TB) cases in European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) low-incidence countries and challenge TB elimination efforts. ... -
The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of screening for latent tuberculosis among migrants in the EU/EEA: a systematic review.
(2018-04)BackgroundMigrants account for a large and growing proportion of tuberculosis (TB) cases in low-incidence countries in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) which are primarily due to reactivation of latent ...