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Torben Jørgensen, Anne Hvenegaard, Finn Børlum Kristensen • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care
(2000)
The Danish healthcare services are mainly provided by public sector institutions. The system is highly decentralized. The state has little direct influence on the provision of healthcare services. State influence is exercised through legisl...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462300101047
Pongthep Meankaew, Saranath Lawpoolsri, Watcharapong Piyaphanee, Peerawat Wansatid et al. • Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines
(2022)
Abstract Background The risk of disease is a key factor that travelers have identified when planning to travel abroad, as many people are concerned about getting sick. Mobile devices can be an effective means for travelers to access informa...
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DOI: 10.1186/s40794-022-00174-6
Róbert, Milne • Health Technology Assessment
(1999)
BACKGROUND: Positron emission tomography (PET) is an expensive diagnostic imaging technology. Despite the long history of PET development, the costs and effectiveness of its use in routine clinical practice remain unknown. Against this back...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta3160
Keng Ho Pwee • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care
(2009)
The Republic of Singapore is an island city-state in Southeast Asia. Its population enjoys good health and the Singapore Ministry of Health's mission is to promote good health and reduce illness, ensure access to good and affordable health ...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462309090692
Liza Grosman‐Rimon, Pete Wegier • Medicine
(2024)
The accelerated adoption of digital health technologies in the last decades has raised important ethical and safety concerns. Despite the potency and usefulness of digital health technologies, addressing safety, and ethical considerations n...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000039136
PMC: 11332755
Vladimir Tesar, Conor Judge, John Kelleher, Zdenka Hrušková et al. • RMD Open
(2024)
Objective ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a relapsing-remitting disease, resulting in incremental tissue injury. The gold-standard relapse definition (Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score, BVAS>0) is often missing or inaccurate in re...
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DOI: 10.1136/rmdopen-2023-003962
Rani Mohanraj, Shuba Kumar, Sylvia Jayakumar, Shanmugam Shobana et al. • Social Sciences and Humanities Open
(2026)
Polished white rice (WR), high in refined carbohydrates, the main staple in South India is associated with enhanced risk of diabetes. Brown Rice (BR), with lower glycemic load, high fibre content and micronutrients, is a healthier choice. T...
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.102385
Sazin Islam, Md. Shariful Islam, Sharmin Akter, A. M. Mujahidul Islam et al. • American Journal of Men's Health
(2025)
Male infertility is an escalating global health concern, yet it remains under-researched in Bangladesh. The factors contributing to this issue have not been thoroughly studied. This study aims to identify the factors associated with male in...
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DOI: 10.1177/15579883251372452
R. F. L. Azevedo • Gerontechnology
(2022)
The global pandemic has drastically impacted older adults in numerous ways (e.g., loneliness; age discrimination; mental and physical health; limited access to traditional health care).On the other hand, it may have accelerated the general ...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.4017/gt.2022.21.s.593.sp3
Francesca Iandolo, Pietro Vito, Irene Fulco, Francesca Loia • Sustainability
(2018)
This paper aims to propose a methodological lens to the assessment of technological innovations in healthcare based on the principles of social, economic, and political sustainability. Starting from the consideration of a lack of a unified ...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/su10124748
Jakob E. Bardram, Mads M. Frost, Károly Szántó, Maria Faurholt‐Jepsen et al. • CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
(2013)
An increasing number of pervasive healthcare systems are being designed, that allow people to monitor and get feedback on their health and wellness. To address the challenges of self-management of mental illnesses, we have developed the MON...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/2470654.2481364
Ishu Kataria, Kaushik Ramaiya, Omary Ubuguyu, Sumithra Krishnamurthy Reddiar et al. • BMJ Open
(2024)
Objectives Diabetes care remains unavailable and unaffordable for many people. Adapting models of care to low-income and middle-income country contexts is a priority. Digital technology offers substantial potential yet must surmount health ...
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078845
Patrícia Flatley Brennan • Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association
(2002)
The terrorist attacks of September 2001 and the subsequent deliberate dissemination of anthrax have stimulated public awareness of the need in both the public health and clinical health care systems to quickly detect and respond to altered ...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1197/jamia.m1060
PMC: 344577
K C Lun • Methods of Information in Medicine
(2002)
OBJECTIVE: As an international organization with the missions to promote informatics in health care and biomedical research, advance international cooperation, stimulate research, development and education, and disseminate and exchange info...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1634315
Gesine Richter, Christoph Borzikowsky, Bimba Franziska Hoyer, Matthias Laudes et al. • BMC Medical Ethics
(2021)
Abstract Background The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has highlighted once more the great need for comprehensive access to, and uncomplicated use of, pre-existing patient data for medical research. Enabling secondary research-use of patient-data is a...
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DOI: 10.1186/s12910-021-00728-x
Muluken Genetu Chanie, Mequannent Sharew Melaku, Melaku Yalew, Mastewal Arefaynie et al. • BMC Pulmonary Medicine
(2021)
Abstract Background Worldwide, pneumonia is the third leading cause of death in under 5 years children. Ethiopia is ranked 4th out of 15 countries having the highest burdens of the death rate among under-five children due to pneumonia. Rega...
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DOI: 10.1186/s12890-021-01548-w
Maram A. Aljabry, Khulud Alkadi, Mohammed Awawdeh • Informatics in Medicine Unlocked
(2023)
Objective: The aim of the study was to assess dental patients’ knowledge and perceptions of the risks associated with orthodontic treatment and oral hygiene instructions given at the start of their treatment regimen. Methods: The sample gro...
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DOI: 10.1016/j.imu.2022.101149
Yazan AlHabil, Anas N. Owda, Basil J. Zaid, Seema Hameedi et al. • BMC Women's Health
(2024)
Abstract Background Inadequate surgical interventions can lead to serious complications such as tubo-ovarian abscesses in the upper female genital system, often resulting from untreated pelvic inflammatory disease. Pelvic inflammatory disea...
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DOI: 10.1186/s12905-024-03341-3
Nosipho Faith Makhakhe • E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
(2025)
The distribution of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in South Africa was instituted in 2016. Female sex workers (FSWs) were targeted as a priority group to curb the rise in new HIV infections. Certain organizations working with FSWs wer...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/ehass.20256115
Magaly Perez-Nieves, Jingwen Liu, Beth Mitchell, Marina Basina et al. • BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care
(2023)
Introduction Fear of hypoglycemia (FoH) affects quality of life, emotional well-being, and diabetes management among people with type 1 diabetes (PwT1D). American Diabetes Association’s (ADA) guidelines recommend assessing FoH in clinical p...
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2023-003394