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Depression and Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death and Coronary Heart Disease in Women: Results from the Nurses’ Health Study
(2009)Objectives We assessed the association between depression and sudden cardiac death (SCD) and cardiac events among individuals without baseline coronary heart disease (CHD).Background Depression is a risk factor for cardiac ... -
Depression at antiretroviral therapy initiation and clinical outcomes among a cohort of Tanzanian women living with HIV
(Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2017)OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to assess the relationship of depression at antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation with mortality and clinical outcomes among Tanzanian women living with HIV. DESIGN: We ... -
Depression During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Among HIV-Infected Women on Antiretroviral Therapy in Uganda
(JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 2014)Background: Among HIV-infected women, perinatal depression compromises clinical, maternal, and child health outcomes. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is associated with lower depression symptom severity but the uniformity of ... -
Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms Predict Sustained Quality of Life Deficits in HIV-Positive Ugandan Adults Despite Antiretroviral Therapy
(Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2016)The impact of psychosocial status at onset of antiretroviral therapy on changes in quality of life (QOL) and subjectively rated health (SRH) among adults on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in resource-limited ... -
Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms Predict Sustained Quality of Life Deficits in HIV-Positive Ugandan Adults Despite Antiretroviral Therapy: A Prospective Cohort Study
(Wolters Kluwer Health, 2016)Abstract The impact of psychosocial status at onset of antiretroviral therapy on changes in quality of life (QOL) and subjectively rated health (SRH) among adults on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in ... -
Depressive Symptoms and Prospective Incidence of Colorectal Cancer in Women
(, 2005)The authors examined depressive symptoms and prospective incidence of colorectal cancer and distal colorectal adenomas in 81,612 women without prior cancer from the Nurses' Health Study; 400 cases of colorectal cancer and ... -
Depressive Symptoms and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Women
(, 2004)Objective - To explore the relationship between depressive symptoms and incidence of type 2 diabetes in women. Research design and methods - We conducted an analysis of 72,178 female nurses aged 45-72 years who did not ... -
Dermatoscopic imaging of skin lesions by high school students: a cross-sectional pilot study
(Derm101.com, 2015)Background: The ability of novices to perform imaging of skin lesions is not well studied. Objectives: To determine the ability of 12th grade high school students without formal training to take clinical and dermatoscopic ... -
Design and analysis issues in gene and environment studies
(BMC, 2012)Both nurture (environmental) and nature (genetic factors) play an important role in human disease etiology. Traditionally, these effects have been thought of as independent. This perspective is ill informed for non-mendelian ... -
Design and Study Protocol of the Maternal Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy Study, (M-SCOPE)
(BioMed Central, 2011)Background: Maternal smoking is the most significant cause of preventable complications during pregnancy, with smoking cessation during pregnancy shown to increase birth weight and reduce preterm birth among pregnant women ... -
Design of a prostate cancer patient navigation intervention for a Veterans Affairs hospital
(BioMed Central, 2012)Background: Patient navigation programs have been launched nationwide in an attempt to reduce racial/ethnic and socio-demographic disparities in cancer care, but few have evaluated outcomes in the prostate cancer setting. ... -
Design of an impact evaluation using a mixed methods model – an explanatory assessment of the effects of results-based financing mechanisms on maternal healthcare services in Malawi
(BioMed Central, 2014)Background: In this article we present a study design to evaluate the causal impact of providing supply-side performance-based financing incentives in combination with a demand-side cash transfer component on equitable ... -
Designing a Multifaceted Quality Improvement Intervention in Primary Care In a Country where General Practice Is Seeking Recognition: the Case of Cyprus
(BioMed Central, 2008)Background: Quality Improvement Interventions require significant financial investments, and therefore demand careful consideration in their design in order to maximize potential benefits. In this correspondence we present ... -
Designing a rapid response program to support evidence-informed decision-making in the Americas region: using the best available evidence and case studies
(BioMed Central, 2016)Background: The objective of this work was to inform the design of a rapid response program to support evidence-informed decision-making in health policy and practice for the Americas region. Specifically, we focus on the ... -
Designing and Interpreting Limiting Dilution Assays: General Principles and Applications to the Latent Reservoir for Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1
(Oxford University Press, 2015)Limiting dilution assays are widely used in infectious disease research. These assays are crucial for current human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 cure research in particular. In this study, we offer new tools to help ... -
Designing Audience-Centered Interactive Voice Response Messages to Promote Cancer Screenings Among Low-Income Latinas
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014)Introduction: Cancer screening rates among Latinas are suboptimal. The objective of this study was to explore how Latinas perceive cancer screening and the use and design of interactive voice response (IVR) messages to ... -
Designing Financial-Incentive Programmes for Return of Medical Service in Underserved Areas: Seven Management Functions
(BioMed Central, 2009)In many countries worldwide, health worker shortages are one of the main constraints in achieving population health goals. Financial-incentive programmes for return of service, whereby participants receive payments in ... -
Designing Transparency Systems for Medical Care Prices
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Detection and Identification of NAP-2 as a Biomarker in Hepatitis B-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Proteomic Approach
(BioMed Central, 2008)Background: A lack of sensitive and specific biomarkers is a major reason for the high rate of Primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)-related mortality. The aim of this study was to investigate potential proteomic biomarkers ... -
Detection of Low Frequency Drug Resistant Mutations in Antiretroviral-Treated HIV-1C Infections
(BioMed Central, 2006)