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David S. Meyer, Helen Ingram, Steven Rathgeb Smith • Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews
(1994)
A fundamental rethinking is under way about the roles of government, citizens, and community organizations in public policy. Can government be reconstructed to make public policies more responsive to citizens and thus more effective? This c...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/2074276
Aruna Chandran, Churong Xu, Jonathan Gross, Kathryn M. Leifheit et al. • Frontiers in Public Health
(2021)
Introduction: Local health departments are currently limited in their ability to use life expectancy (LE) as a benchmark for improving community health. In collaboration with the Baltimore City Health Department, our aim was to develop a we...
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DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.663825
Nick Bansback, Mina Tadrous, Marie Paul Nisingizwe, Michael R Law et al. • BMJ Public Health
(2025)
Background The introduction of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) has allowed countries to reduce the health and economic burden of hepatitis C virus (HCV). However, access to DAAs remains expensive and limited in many countries globally due t...
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjph-2024-001340
Amanda Le, Liisa S. Smith, Stephanie B. Wheeler, Kara Giannone et al. • Women's Health
(2025)
Background: Primary testing for high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) via self-collection can increase cervical cancer screening rates. In the United States, federally qualified health center (FQHC) patients often have low incomes, lack heal...
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DOI: 10.1177/17455057251362581
Agathe Yvinou, Romain Alain • Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
(2025)
Abstract Gender and sex disparities persist in orthopaedic and traumatology surgery, making it one of the least diverse medical specialties worldwide. Despite growing women representation in medical education, women continue to be significa...
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DOI: 10.1186/s13018-025-06170-8
Patrycja Sleboda, Wändi Bruine de Bruin, Wändi Bruine de Bruin, Wändi Bruine de Bruin et al. • Frontiers in Nutrition
(2022)
Objective:To inform dietary interventions, it is important to understand antecedents of recommended (henceforth: healthy) dietary behaviors, beyond dietary beliefs and self-efficacy. We used the validated “Eating Identity Type Inventory” to...
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DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.894557
Haiting Jiang, Chengyu Wei • Frontiers in Public Health
(2024)
China, with the severe burden of hepatitis B, plays a significant role in the global efforts towards eliminating hepatitis B disease by 2030. Vaccination is recognized as the most effective measure to prevent infectious diseases. However, v...
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DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1286801
Silingene Joyce Ngcobo, Tracy Zhandire, Zamasomi Meyiwa Luvuno, Wilbroda Hlolisile Chiya et al. • PLoS ONE
(2025)
BackgroundSouth Africa's higher education institutions (HEIs) continue to face challenges in implementing inclusive language policies that integrate indigenous African languages into academic settings, even three decades after apartheid. Hi...
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0322322
Joyce B. Der, Alison D. Grant, Daniel Grint, Clement T. Narh et al. • BMC Health Services Research
(2022)
Abstract Background Ghana’s national tuberculosis (TB) prevalence survey conducted in 2013 showed higher than expected TB prevalence indicating that many people with TB were not being identified and treated. Responding to this, we assessed ...
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DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-07711-1
Manuel Calvopiña, Daniel Romero, Byron Castañeda, Yoshihisa Hashiguchi et al. • Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
(2014)
A review of national and international publications on paragonimiasis in Ecuador, epidemiological records from the Ministry of Public Health and unpublished research data was conducted to summarise the current status of the parasite/disease...
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DOI: 10.1590/0074-0276140042
Andrew Myers, Catherine Ipsen, Krys Standley • Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences
(2022)
IntroductionLack of transportation is a significant barrier to community participation for many disabled adults. Living in a rural area introduces additional transportation barriers, such as having to travel long distances to access service...
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DOI: 10.3389/fresc.2022.877555
Ekaterina Emelianenko • African Journal of Inter-Multidisciplinary Studies
(2023)
This article discusses the peculiar features of South Africa’s foreign policy, which became the fifth member of BRICS in 2011. The decision for South Africa’s accession to BRICS was based on the principles of the country's foreign policy; f...
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DOI: 10.51415/ajims.v5i1.1161
Margaret McConnell, Alya Alsager, Plyce Fuchu, Shrivaths Sriprasad et al. • BMC Pediatrics
(2025)
Abstract Background Preterm birth is a leading cause of childhood mortality and developmental disabilities, with persistent socioeconomic disparities in incidence and outcomes. Maternal presence during prolonged neonatal intensive care unit...
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DOI: 10.1186/s12887-025-05621-9
Wan-Ju Cheng, Yawen Cheng • Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
(2017)
Healthcare workers face multiple psychosocial work hazards intrinsic to their work, including heavy workloads and shift work. However, how contemporary adverse psychosocial work conditions, such as workplace justice and insecurity, may cont...
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2016.05.004
Marian Simón-Rojo, Andrés Couceiro, Julia del Valle, José Fariña Tojo • Land
(2020)
In the last decade, efforts to re-localize the food system have been gaining ground in a way that is intended to induce changes in the primary sector, thereby improving its conditions and sustainability. The European Union has identified fo...
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DOI: 10.3390/land9090317
Ilana B. Richman, Taara V. Prasad, Cary P. Gross • Preventive Medicine Reports
(2022)
Although national guidelines recommend lung cancer screening for adults at high risk, only a small proportion of eligible adults in the US have been screened. The goal of this study was to understand barriers to screening among a specific b...
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101909
• Choice Reviews Online
(1996)
Contents: PART I 1.1 Introduction 1.2 'Public and 'Policy' as Concepts 1.3 The Development of the Policy Approach 1.4 Kinds of Policy Analysts and Policy Analysis 1.5 Varieties of Analytical Frameworks 1.6 Philosophical Frameworks 1.7 Analy...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5860/choice.33-5937
Peter Knoepfel, Corinne Larrue, Frédéric Varone, Michael Hill • Policy Press eBooks
(2007)
This book is an English version of a successful text* on public policy analysis originally written for policy practitioners in Switzerland and France. It presents a model for the analysis of public policy and includes examples of its applic...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781861349071.001.0001
Leonard D. Eron • PEDIATRICS
(1996)
Professor Hyman has reviewed for us all the research that has been done on the effects of corporal punishment in the schools.1 It is actually a meager record because of the reasons he has mentioned, many of them ethical, demographic, and re...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.98.4.821
William N. Dunn • Routledge eBooks
(2015)
Public Policy Analysis, the most widely cited book on the subject, provides students with a comprehensive methodology of policy analysis. It starts from the premise that policy analysis is an applied social science discipline designed for s...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315181226