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Guest Editorials

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Towards global health equity: opportunities and threats
Article: 18842
Published online: 13 Jun 2012
First Page PreviewforTowards global health equity: opportunities and threats | Full Text | References | PDF (124.7 KB)
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Original Articles

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Demographic patterns and trends in Central Ghana: baseline indicators from the Kintampo Health and Demographic Surveillance System
Seth Owusu-Agyei, Obed Ernest A. Nettey, Charles Zandoh, Abubakari Sulemana, Robert Adda, Seeba Amenga-Etego & Cheikh Mbacke
Article: 19033
Published online: 20 Dec 2012
AbstractforDemographic patterns and trends in Central Ghana: baseline indicators from the Kintampo Health and Demographic Surveillance System | Full Text | References | PDF (641.9 KB)
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Pragati§: an empowerment programme for female sex workers in Bangalore, India
Sjoerd Euser, Dennis Souverein, Pushpalatha Rama Narayana Gowda, Chandra Shekhar Gowda, Diana Grootendorst, Rajendra Ramaiah, Snehal Barot, Sunil Kumar, Françoise Jenniskens, Shiv Kumar & JeroenW. Den Boer
Article: 19279
Published online: 27 Nov 2012
AbstractforPragati§: an empowerment programme for female sex workers in Bangalore, India | Full Text | References | PDF (305.8 KB)
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The effect of distance to formal health facility on childhood mortality in rural Tanzania, 2005–2007
Daniel Kadobera, Benn Sartorius, Honorati Masanja, Alexander Mathew & Peter Waiswa
Article: 19099
Published online: 09 Nov 2012
AbstractforThe effect of distance to formal health facility on childhood mortality in rural Tanzania, 2005–2007 | Full Text | References | PDF (159 KB)
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Socio-cultural reflections on heat in Australia with implications for health and climate change adaptation
Cathy Banwell, Jane Dixon, Hilary Bambrick, Ferne Edwards & Tord Kjellström
Article: 19277
Published online: 16 Oct 2012
AbstractforSocio-cultural reflections on heat in Australia with implications for health and climate change adaptation | Full Text | References | PDF (693.5 KB)
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Feasibility of a clearing house for improved cooperation between telemedicine networks delivering humanitarian services: acceptability to network coordinators
Richard Wootton, Laurent Bonnardot, Antoine Geissbuhler, Kamal Jethwani, Carrie Kovarik, Suzanne McGoey, Donald A. Person, Anton Vladzymyrskyy & Maria Zolfo
Article: 18713
Published online: 09 Oct 2012
AbstractforFeasibility of a clearing house for improved cooperation between telemedicine networks delivering humanitarian services: acceptability to network coordinators | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB)
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Non-use of contraception: determinants among Ugandan university students
Devika Mehra, Anette Agardh, Karen Odberg Petterson & Per-Olof Östergren
Article: 18599
Published online: 08 Oct 2012
AbstractforNon-use of contraception: determinants among Ugandan university students | Full Text | References | PDF (124.2 KB)
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Cooking practices, air quality, and the acceptability of advanced cookstoves in Haryana, India: an exploratory study to inform large-scale interventions
Rupak Mukhopadhyay, Sankar Sambandam, Ajay Pillarisetti, Darby Jack, Krishnendu Mukhopadhyay, Kalpana Balakrishnan, Mayur Vaswani, Michael N. Bates, PatrickL. Kinney, Narendra Arora & KirkR. Smith
Article: 19016
Published online: 05 Sep 2012
AbstractforCooking practices, air quality, and the acceptability of advanced cookstoves in Haryana, India: an exploratory study to inform large-scale interventions | Full Text | References | PDF (1.9 MB)
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Strengthening standardised interpretation of verbal autopsy data: the new InterVA-4 tool
Peter Byass, Daniel Chandramohan, Samuel J. Clark, Lucia D'Ambruoso, Edward Fottrell, Wendy J. Graham, Abraham J. Herbst, Abraham Hodgson, Sennen Hounton, Kathleen Kahn, Anand Krishnan, Jordana Leitao, Frank Odhiambo, Osman A. Sankoh & Stephen M. Tollman
Article: 19281
Published online: 03 Sep 2012
AbstractforStrengthening standardised interpretation of verbal autopsy data: the new InterVA-4 tool | Full Text | References | PDF (132.1 KB) | Supplemental
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Assessing research activity on priority interventions for non-communicable disease prevention in low- and middle-income countries: a bibliometric analysis
Amanda C. Jones & Robert Geneau
Article: 18847
Published online: 23 Aug 2012
AbstractforAssessing research activity on priority interventions for non-communicable disease prevention in low- and middle-income countries: a bibliometric analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (2.1 MB)
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Towards an empowerment approach in tuberculosis treatment in Cape Town, South Africa: a qualitative analysis of programmatic change
Salla Atkins, Simon Lewin, Karin C. Ringsberg & Anna Thorson
Article: 14385
Published online: 16 Aug 2012
AbstractforTowards an empowerment approach in tuberculosis treatment in Cape Town, South Africa: a qualitative analysis of programmatic change | Full Text | References | PDF (827.4 KB)
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Mechanisms for achieving adolescent-friendly services in Ecuador: a realist evaluation approach
Isabel Goicolea, Anna-Britt Coe, Anna-Karin Hurtig & Miguel San Sebastian
Article: 18748
Published online: 30 Jul 2012
AbstractforMechanisms for achieving adolescent-friendly services in Ecuador: a realist evaluation approach | Full Text | References | PDF (160 KB)
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The urgent need for universally applicable simple screening procedures and diagnostic criteria for gestational diabetes mellitus – lessons from projects funded by the World Diabetes Foundation
Karoline Kragelund Nielsen, Maximilian de Courten & Anil Kapur
Article: 17277
Published online: 30 Jul 2012
AbstractforThe urgent need for universally applicable simple screening procedures and diagnostic criteria for gestational diabetes mellitus – lessons from projects funded by the World Diabetes Foundation | Full Text | References | PDF (142.7 KB)
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Measuring self-reported health in low-income countries: piloting three instruments in semi-rural Burkina Faso
Yulia Blomstedt, Aurélia Souares, Louis Niamba, Ali Sie, Lars Weinehall & Rainer Sauerborn
Article: 8488
Published online: 23 Jul 2012
AbstractforMeasuring self-reported health in low-income countries: piloting three instruments in semi-rural Burkina Faso | Full Text | References | PDF (405.2 KB)
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Disability in people affected by leprosy: the role of impairment, activity, social participation, stigma and discrimination
Wim H. van Brakel, Benyamin Sihombing, Hernani Djarir, Kerstin Beise, Laksmi Kusumawardhani, Rita Yulihane, Indra Kurniasari, Muhammad Kasim, Kadek I. Kesumaningsih & Annelies Wilder-Smith
Article: 18394
Published online: 19 Jul 2012
AbstractforDisability in people affected by leprosy: the role of impairment, activity, social participation, stigma and discrimination | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Community-based blood pressure measurement by non-health workers using electronic devices: a validation study
Daniel D. Reidpath, MeiLee Ling, Shajahan Yasin, Kanason Rajagobal & Pascale Allotey
Article: 14876
Published online: 27 Jun 2012
AbstractforCommunity-based blood pressure measurement by non-health workers using electronic devices: a validation study | Full Text | References | PDF (282.5 KB)
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Evaluating a traditional medicine policy in South Africa: phase 1 development of a policy assessment tool
Georgios Gavriilidis & Per-Olof Östergren
Article: 17271
Published online: 30 May 2012
AbstractforEvaluating a traditional medicine policy in South Africa: phase 1 development of a policy assessment tool | Full Text | References | PDF (143.2 KB)
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Potential collaboration with the private sector for the provision of ambulatory care in the Mekong region, Vietnam
Ha Anh Duc, LoraL. Sabin, Le Quang Cuong, Duong Duc Thien & Rich Feeley III
Article: 10126
Published online: 27 Apr 2012
AbstractforPotential collaboration with the private sector for the provision of ambulatory care in the Mekong region, Vietnam | Full Text | References | PDF (136.9 KB)
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Article
The impact of indoor residual spraying on malaria incidence in East Shoa Zone, Ethiopia
ShalloDaba Hamusse, TayeT. Balcha & Tefera Belachew
Article: 11619
Published online: 16 Apr 2012
AbstractforThe impact of indoor residual spraying on malaria incidence in East Shoa Zone, Ethiopia | Full Text | References | PDF (306 KB)
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The role of information communication technology (ICT) towards universal health coverage: the first steps of a telemedicine project in Ethiopia
Fassil Shiferaw & Maria Zolfo
Article: 15638
Published online: 02 Apr 2012
AbstractforThe role of information communication technology (ICT) towards universal health coverage: the first steps of a telemedicine project in Ethiopia | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Article
Prostate cancer in Germany among migrants from the Former Soviet Union
Volker Winkler, Bernd Holleczek, Christa Stegmaier & Heiko Becher
Article: 9135
Published online: 02 Jan 2012
AbstractforProstate cancer in Germany among migrants from the Former Soviet Union | Full Text | References | PDF (879.5 KB)
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Review Articles

Article
Characteristics, availability and uses of vital registration and other mortality data sources in post-democracy South Africa
Jané Joubert, Chalapati Rao, Debbie Bradshaw, Rob E. Dorrington, Theo Vos & AlanD Lopez
Article: 19263
Published online: 27 Dec 2012
AbstractforCharacteristics, availability and uses of vital registration and other mortality data sources in post-democracy South Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (272.3 KB)
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Article
Climate change and eHealth: a promising strategy for health sector mitigation and adaptation
Åsa Holmner, Joacim Rocklöv, Nawi Ng & Maria Nilsson
Article: 18428
Published online: 05 Jun 2012
AbstractforClimate change and eHealth: a promising strategy for health sector mitigation and adaptation | Full Text | References | PDF (297.3 KB)
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PhD Reviews

Article
Relating the construction and maintenance of maternal ill-health in rural Indonesia
Lucia D'Ambruoso
Article: 17989
Published online: 03 Aug 2012
AbstractforRelating the construction and maintenance of maternal ill-health in rural Indonesia | Full Text | References | PDF (334 KB)
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Zinc status and its association with the health of adolescents: a review of studies in India
Rama Kawade
Article: 7353
Published online: 12 Apr 2012
AbstractforZinc status and its association with the health of adolescents: a review of studies in India | Full Text | References | PDF (215.8 KB)
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Invited commentary to the paper ‘Zinc status and its association with the health of adolescents: a review of studies in India’
Vaman Khadilkar & Anuradha Khadilkar
Article: 15366
Published online: 12 Apr 2012
AbstractforInvited commentary to the paper ‘Zinc status and its association with the health of adolescents: a review of studies in India’ | Full Text | References | PDF (250.5 KB)
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Study Design Articles

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The challenges of developing an instrument to assess health provider motivation at primary care level in rural Burkina Faso, Ghana and Tanzania
Helen Prytherch, Melkidezek T. Leshabari, Christiane Wiskow, Gifty A. Aninanya, Deodatus C.V. Kakoko, Moubassira Kagoné, Juliane Burghardt, Gisela Kynast-Wolf, Michael Marx & Rainer Sauerborn
Article: 19120
Published online: 01 Oct 2012
AbstractforThe challenges of developing an instrument to assess health provider motivation at primary care level in rural Burkina Faso, Ghana and Tanzania | Full Text | References | PDF (833.6 KB)
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DengueTools: innovative tools and strategies for the surveillance and control of dengue
Annelies Wilder-Smith, Karl-Erik Renhorn, Hasitha Tissera, Sazaly Abu Bakar, Luke Alphey, Pattamaporn Kittayapong, Steve Lindsay, James Logan, Christoph Hatz, Paul Reiter, Joacim Rocklöv, Peter Byass, Valérie R. Louis, Yesim Tozan, Eduardo Massad, Antonio Tenorio, Christophe Lagneau, Grégory L'Ambert, David Brooks, Johannah Wegerdt & Duane Gubler
Article: 17273
Published online: 22 Mar 2012
AbstractforDengueTools: innovative tools and strategies for the surveillance and control of dengue | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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Capacity Building

Article
Scaling-up and rooting-down: a case study of North-South partnerships for health from Tanzania
Hope Corbin, Maurice B. Mittelmark & Gro Th. Lie
Article: 18369
Published online: 28 Jun 2012
AbstractforScaling-up and rooting-down: a case study of North-South partnerships for health from Tanzania | Full Text | References | PDF (176.6 KB)
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Article
Building capacity for clinical research in developing countries: the INDOX cancer research network experience
Raghib Ali, Alexander Finlayson & on behalf of the INDOX Cancer Research Network
Article: 17288
Published online: 02 May 2012
AbstractforBuilding capacity for clinical research in developing countries: the INDOX cancer research network experience | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Current Debates

Article
Famines in Africa: is early warning early enough?
Jeeyon Janet Kim & Debarati Guha-Sapir
Article: 18481
Published online: 26 Jun 2012
AbstractforFamines in Africa: is early warning early enough? | Full Text | References | PDF (275.7 KB)
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Short Communications

Article
Public health in action: effective school health needs renewed international attention
Habib Benzian, Bella Monse, Vicente Belizario Jr., Alexander Schratz, Murat Sahin & Wimvan Palenstein Helderman
Article: 14870
Published online: 29 Feb 2012
AbstractforPublic health in action: effective school health needs renewed international attention | Full Text | References | PDF (602.4 KB)
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The Västerbotten Intervention Programme

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Community participation and sustainability – evidence over 25 years in the Västerbotten Intervention Programme
Margareta Norberg, Yulia Blomstedt, Göran Lönnberg, Lennarth Nyström, Hans Stenlund, Stig Wall & Lars Weinehall
Article: 19166
Published online: 17 Dec 2012
AbstractforCommunity participation and sustainability – evidence over 25 years in the Västerbotten Intervention Programme | Full Text | References | PDF (146.6 KB)
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Article
Trends of blood pressure levels and management in Västerbotten County, Sweden, during 1990–2010
Nawi Ng, Bo Carlberg, Lars Weinehall & Margareta Norberg
Article: 18195
Published online: 30 Jul 2012
AbstractforTrends of blood pressure levels and management in Västerbotten County, Sweden, during 1990–2010 | Full Text | References | PDF (705.4 KB)
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Article
A reversal of decreasing trends in population cholesterol levels in Västerbotten County, Sweden
Nawi Ng, Owe Johnson, Bernt Lindahl & Margareta Norberg
Article: 10367
Published online: 23 Mar 2012
AbstractforA reversal of decreasing trends in population cholesterol levels in Västerbotten County, Sweden | Full Text | References | PDF (2.1 MB)
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Special Issue: Gender and health

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‘Expanding your mind’: the process of constructing gender-equitable masculinities in young Nicaraguan men participating in reproductive health or gender training programs
VirgilioMariano Salazar Torres, Isabel Goicolea, Kerstin Edin & Ann Öhman
Article: 17262
Published online: 02 Aug 2012
Abstractfor‘Expanding your mind’: the process of constructing gender-equitable masculinities in young Nicaraguan men participating in reproductive health or gender training programs | Full Text | References | PDF (194.2 KB)
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Condemning violence without rejecting sexism? Exploring how young men understand intimate partner violence in Ecuador
Isabel Goicolea, Ann Öhman, Mariano Salazar Torres, Ione Morrás & Kerstin Edin
Article: 18049
Published online: 19 Jun 2012
AbstractforCondemning violence without rejecting sexism? Exploring how young men understand intimate partner violence in Ecuador | Full Text | References | PDF (147.5 KB)
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Health and health systems impact of natural disasters

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Invited Editorial: Integrated health, social, and economic impacts of extreme events: evidence, methods, and tools
Article: 19837
Published online: 17 Dec 2012
First Page PreviewforInvited Editorial: Integrated health, social, and economic impacts of extreme events: evidence, methods, and tools | Full Text | References | PDF (176.5 KB)
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Climate change and natural disasters – integrating science and practice to protect health
Rainer Sauerborn & Kristie Ebi
Article: 19295
Published online: 17 Dec 2012
AbstractforClimate change and natural disasters – integrating science and practice to protect health | Full Text | References | PDF (709.5 KB)
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Estimating the welfare loss to households from natural disasters in developing countries: a contingent valuation study of flooding in Vietnam
Ståle Navrud, Tran Huu Tuan & Bui Duc Tinh
Article: 17609
Published online: 29 Jun 2012
AbstractforEstimating the welfare loss to households from natural disasters in developing countries: a contingent valuation study of flooding in Vietnam | Full Text | References | PDF (579.3 KB)
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Injury, disability and quality of life after the 2009 earthquake in Padang, Indonesia: a prospective cohort study of adult survivors
Mondastri K. Sudaryo, Besral, Ajeng Tias Endarti, Ronnie Rivany, Revati Phalkey, Michael Marx & Debarati Guha-Sapir
Article: 11816
Published online: 22 May 2012
AbstractforInjury, disability and quality of life after the 2009 earthquake in Padang, Indonesia: a prospective cohort study of adult survivors | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Prepared to react? Assessing the functional capacity of the primary health care system in rural Orissa, India to respond to the devastating flood of September 2008
Revati Phalkey, ShisirR. Dash, Alok Mukhopadhyay, Silvia Runge-Ranzinger & Michael Marx
Article: 10964
Published online: 14 Mar 2012
AbstractforPrepared to react? Assessing the functional capacity of the primary health care system in rural Orissa, India to respond to the devastating flood of September 2008 | Full Text | References | PDF (3.2 MB)
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Public health in Vietnam: here's the data, where's the action?

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An analysis of interprovincial migration in Vietnam from 1989 to 2009
Le Thi Kim Anh, Lan Hoang Vu, Bassirou Bonfoh & Esther Schelling
Article: 9334
Published online: 31 Dec 2012
AbstractforAn analysis of interprovincial migration in Vietnam from 1989 to 2009 | Full Text | References | PDF (776.5 KB)
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Exploring quality of life among the elderly in Hai Duong province, Vietnam: a rural–urban dialogue
Nguyen Thanh Huong, Le Thi Hai Ha, Nguyen Thai Quynh Chi, Peter S. Hill & Tara Walton
Article: 18874
Published online: 22 Dec 2012
AbstractforExploring quality of life among the elderly in Hai Duong province, Vietnam: a rural–urban dialogue | Full Text | References | PDF (156.3 KB)
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Assessing the household financial burden associated with the chronic non-communicable diseases in a rural district of Vietnam
Hoang Van Minh & Bach Xuan Tran
Article: 18892
Published online: 20 Dec 2012
AbstractforAssessing the household financial burden associated with the chronic non-communicable diseases in a rural district of Vietnam | Full Text | References | PDF (105.8 KB)
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The association and a potential pathway between gender-based violence and induced abortion in Thai Nguyen province, Vietnam
Phuong Hong Nguyen, Son Van Nguyen, Manh Quang Nguyen, Nam Truong Nguyen, SarahColleen Keithly, Lan Tran Mai, Loan Thi Thu Luong & Hoa Quynh Pham
Article: 19006
Published online: 29 Nov 2012
AbstractforThe association and a potential pathway between gender-based violence and induced abortion in Thai Nguyen province, Vietnam | Full Text | References | PDF (164.5 KB)
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Improving health and living conditions for elderly populations

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Fruit and vegetable intake and associated factors in older adults in South Africa
Karl Peltzer & Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya
Article: 18668
Published online: 29 Nov 2012
AbstractforFruit and vegetable intake and associated factors in older adults in South Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (119.5 KB)
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Patient experiences and health system responsiveness among older adults in South Africa
Karl Peltzer & Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya
Article: 18545
Published online: 27 Nov 2012
AbstractforPatient experiences and health system responsiveness among older adults in South Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (129.2 KB)
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Supplement 1, 2012 - CLIMO - Climate and Mortality

Article
The role of context and the interpersonal experience of loneliness among older people in a residential care facility
Vera Roos & Lelanie Malan
Article: 18861
Published online: 11 Oct 2012
AbstractforThe role of context and the interpersonal experience of loneliness among older people in a residential care facility | Full Text | References | PDF (706.4 KB)
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Foreword
Abdul Rahman Lamin
Article: 20016
Published online: 23 Nov 2012
CitationforForeword | Full Text | PDF (47 KB)
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Guest Editorial: Weather conditions and population level mortality in resource-poor settings – understanding the past before projecting the future
Article: 20010
Published online: 23 Nov 2012
First Page PreviewforGuest Editorial: Weather conditions and population level mortality in resource-poor settings – understanding the past before projecting the future | Full Text | References | PDF (77.4 KB)
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Weather and mortality: a 10 year retrospective analysis of the Nouna Health and Demographic Surveillance System, Burkina Faso
Eric Diboulo, Ali Sié, Joacim Rocklöv, Louis Niamba, Maurice Yé, Cheik Bagagnan & Rainer Sauerborn
Article: 19078
Published online: 23 Nov 2012
AbstractforWeather and mortality: a 10 year retrospective analysis of the Nouna Health and Demographic Surveillance System, Burkina Faso | Full Text | References | PDF (819 KB)
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A time series analysis of weather variables and all-cause mortality in the Kasena-Nankana Districts of Northern Ghana, 1995–2010
Daniel K. Azongo, Timothy Awine, George Wak, Fred N. Binka & Abraham Rexford Oduro
Article: 19073
Published online: 23 Nov 2012
AbstractforA time series analysis of weather variables and all-cause mortality in the Kasena-Nankana Districts of Northern Ghana, 1995–2010 | Full Text | References | PDF (300.9 KB)
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Time-series analysis of weather and mortality patterns in Nairobi's informal settlements
Thaddaeus Egondi, Catherine Kyobutungi, Sari Kovats, Kanyiva Muindi, Remare Ettarh & Joacim Rocklöv
Article: 19065
Published online: 23 Nov 2012
AbstractforTime-series analysis of weather and mortality patterns in Nairobi's informal settlements | Full Text | References | PDF (605.2 KB)
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The influence of weather on mortality in rural Tanzania: a time-series analysis 1999–2010
Sigilbert Mrema, Amri Shamte, Majige Selemani & Honorati Masanja
Article: 19068
Published online: 23 Nov 2012
AbstractforThe influence of weather on mortality in rural Tanzania: a time-series analysis 1999–2010 | Full Text | References | PDF (950.1 KB)
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The short-term association of temperature and rainfall with mortality in Vadu Health and Demographic Surveillance System: a population level time series analysis
Vijendra Ingole, Sanjay Juvekar, Veena Muralidharan, Somnath Sambhudas & Joacim Rocklöv
Article: 19118
Published online: 23 Nov 2012
AbstractforThe short-term association of temperature and rainfall with mortality in Vadu Health and Demographic Surveillance System: a population level time series analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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The association of weather and mortality in Bangladesh from 1983–2009
Nurul Alam, Wietze Lindeboom, Dilruba Begum & Peter Kim Streatfield
Article: 19121
Published online: 23 Nov 2012
AbstractforThe association of weather and mortality in Bangladesh from 1983–2009 | Full Text | References | PDF (274.6 KB)
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The association of meteorological factors and mortality in rural Bangladesh, 1983–2009
Wietze Lindeboom, Nurul Alam, Dilruba Begum & Peter Kim Streatfield
Article: 19063
Published online: 23 Nov 2012
AbstractforThe association of meteorological factors and mortality in rural Bangladesh, 1983–2009 | Full Text | References | PDF (593.7 KB)
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Past, present, and future climate at select INDEPTH member Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems in Africa and Asia
David M. Hondula, Joacim Rocklöv & Osman A. Sankoh
Article: 19083
Published online: 23 Nov 2012
AbstractforPast, present, and future climate at select INDEPTH member Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems in Africa and Asia | Full Text | References | PDF (2.1 MB)
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