Browsing FAS Scholarly Articles by Keyword "Global health"

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    • Clinicians’ knowledge and practices regarding family planning and intrauterine devices in China, Kazakhstan, Laos and Mexico 

      Hoffman, Steven J.; Guindon, G. Emmanuel; Lavis, John N.; Randhawa, Harkanwal; Becerra-Posada, Francisco; Boupha, Boungnong; Shi, Guang; Turdaliyeva, Botagoz S.; Cameron, David; Qiu, Tinglin; Osei, Eric J. A.; Dovlo, Kudjoe; Yesudian, C. A. K.; Ramachandran, P.; Malek-Afzali, Hossein; Dejman, M.; Falahat, K.; Baradaran, M.; Habibi, E.; Kohanzad, H.; Nasehi, M.; Salek, S.; Akanov, A. A.; Turdaliyeva, B. S.; Hamzina, N. K.; Tulebaev, K. A.; Clazhneva, T. I.; Battakova, G.; Kounnavong, Sengchanh; Siengsounthone, Latsamy; Ramos, Leticia Alfaro; Mejia, Israel; Akhtar, Tasleem; Khan, M. Mubashir A.; Sidibe, Mintou Fall; Sidibe, Awa; Ndiaye, Djiby; Ndossi, Godwin D.; Massaga, Julius; Sadana, Ritu; Pang, Tikki (BioMed Central, 2016)
      Background: It is widely agreed that the practices of clinicians should be based on the best available research evidence, but too often this evidence is not reliably disseminated to people who can make use of it. This ...

    • Financial contributions to global surgery: an analysis of 160 international charitable organizations 

      Gutnik, Lily; Yamey, Gavin; Riviello, Robert; Meara, John G.; Dare, Anna J.; Shrime, Mark G. (Springer International Publishing, 2016)
      Background: The non-profit and volunteer sector has made notable contributions to delivering surgical services in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). As an estimated 55 % of surgical care delivered in some LMICs is ...

    • Participation in physical activity in patients 1–4 years post total joint replacement in the Dominican Republic 

      Elman, Scott A; Dong, Yan; Stenquist, Derek S; Ghazinouri, Roya; Alcantara, Luis; Collins, Jamie E; Beagan, Carolyn; Thornhill, Thomas S; Katz, Jeffrey N (BioMed Central, 2014)
      Background: To address both the growing burden of joint disease and the gaps in medical access in developing nations, medical relief organizations have begun to launch programs to perform total joint replacement (TJR) on ...

    • Research Investments in Global Health: A Systematic Analysis of UK Infectious Disease Research Funding and Global Health Metrics, 1997–2013 

      Head, Michael G.; Fitchett, Joseph R.; Nageshwaran, Vaitehi; Kumari, Nina; Hayward, Andrew; Atun, Rifat (Elsevier, 2015)
      Background: Infectious diseases account for a significant global burden of disease and substantial investment in research and development. This paper presents a systematic assessment of research investments awarded to UK ...