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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 ... -
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 ... -
Effectiveness of pre-entry active tuberculosis and post-entry latent tuberculosis screening in new entrants to the UK: a retrospective, population-based cohort study.
(2019-11)BACKGROUND: Evaluating interventions that might lead to a reduction in tuberculosis in high-income countries with a low incidence of the disease is key to accelerate progress towards its elimination. In such countries, ... -
The effects of consuming eggs for lunch on satiety and subsequent food intake.
(2011-09)The aim of the present work was to investigate the effects of eggs consumed for lunch on satiety, satiation and subsequent energy intake at the next meal. Thirty-one healthy male and female subjects participated in a ... -
Engaging with civil society to improve access to LTBI screening for new migrants in England: a qualitative study.
(2019-05-01)<sec id="st1"> <title>SETTING</title> The latent tuberculous infection (LTBI) programme in England, UK, offers testing and treatment to new migrants from high tuberculosis incidence countries. However, the rates of LTBI ...