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BMC International Health and Human Rights 2008, 8 :4
The neonatal mortality rate in Northern Vietnam is four times higher than official figures, highlighting the need for improved reporting systems to ensure adequate investment in perinatal health programs.
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Awareness of health effects of cooking smoke among women in the Gondar Region of Ethiopia: a pilot survey M Edelstein, E Pitchforth, G Asres, M Silverman, N Kulkarni BMC International Health and Human Rights 2008, 8 :10 (18 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A multilevel analysis of effect of neighbourhood and individual wealth status on sexual behaviour among women: evidence from Nigeria 2003 Demographic and Health Survey Olalekan A Uthman, Eugene J Kongnyuy BMC International Health and Human Rights 2008, 8 :9 (27 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Mental health of returnees: refugees in Germany prior to their state-sponsored repatriation Ulrike von Lersner, Ulrike Wiens, Thomas Elbert, Frank Neuner BMC International Health and Human Rights 2008, 8 :8 (12 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Self-rated health among Mayan women participating in a randomised intervention trial reducing indoor air pollution in Guatemala Esperanza D BMC International Health and Human Rights 2008, 8 :7 (5 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Health and lifestyle of Nepalese migrants in the UK Pratik Adhikary, Padam P Simkhada, Edwin R van Teijlingen, Amalraj E Raja BMC International Health and Human Rights 2008, 8 :6 (23 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Metabolic control in a nationally representative diabetic elderly sample in Costa Rica: patients at community health centers vs. patients at other health care settings Gilbert Brenes-Camacho, Luis Rosero-Bixby BMC International Health and Human Rights 2008, 8 :5 (14 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ]
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Unreported births and deaths, a severe obstacle for improved neonatal survival in low-income countries; a population based study Mats M BMC International Health and Human Rights 2008, 8 :4 (28 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ] [1 comment ]
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Systematic synthesis of community-based rehabilitation (CBR) project evaluation reports for evidence-based policy: a proof-of-concept study Pim Kuipers, Sheila Wirz, Sally Hartley BMC International Health and Human Rights 2008, 8 :3 (6 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Exploring synergies between human rights and public health ethics: A whole greater than the sum of its parts Stephanie Nixon, Lisa Forman BMC International Health and Human Rights 2008, 8 :2 (31 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Correlates of current cigarette smoking among school-going adolescents in Punjab, India: results from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey 2003 Seter Siziya, Adamson S Muula, Emmanuel Rudatsikira BMC International Health and Human Rights 2008, 8 :1 (14 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ] [Cited on BioMed Central ]
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The health worker recruitment and deployment process in Kenya: an emergency hiring program Ummuro Adano Human Resources for Health 2008, 6 :19 (16 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Incentives for retaining and motivating health workers in Pacific and Asian countries Lyn N Henderson, Jim Tulloch Human Resources for Health 2008, 6 :18 (15 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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The difficulties of conducting maternal death reviews in Malawi Eugene J Kongnyuy, Nynke van den Broek BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8 :42 (11 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Association between fertility and HIV status: what implications for HIV estimates? Eugene J Kongnyuy, Charles S Wiysonge BMC Public Health 2008, 8 :309 (11 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A population-based study of effect of multiple birth on infant mortality in Nigeria Olalekan A Uthman, Mubashir B Uthman, Ismail Yahaya BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008, 8 :41 (10 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Multiple insecticide resistance mechanisms involving metabolic changes and insensitive target sites selected in anopheline vectors of malaria in Sri Lanka M Devika B Perera, Janet Hemingway, SHP Parakrama Karunaratne Malaria Journal 2008, 7 :168 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Reduced paediatric hospitalizations for malaria and febrile illness patterns following implementation of community-based malaria control programme in rural Rwanda Amy C Sievers, Jennifer Lewey, Placide Musafiri, Molly F Franke, Blaise J Bucyibaruta, Sara N Stulac, Michael L Rich, Corine Karema, Johanna P Daily Malaria Journal 2008, 7 :167 (27 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The economic burden of malaria on the household in south-central Vietnam Chantal M Morel, Ngo Duc Thang, Nguyen Xuan Xa, Le Xuan Hung, Le Khan Thuan, Pham Van Ky, Annette Erhart, Anne J Mills, Umberto D'Alessandro Malaria Journal 2008, 7 :166 (27 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Predictors of HIV infection and prevalence for syphilis infection among injection drug users in China: Community-based surveys along major drug trafficking routes Yujiang Jia, Fan Lu, Gang Zeng, Xinhua Sun, Yan Xiao, Lin Lu, Wei Liu, Mingjian Ni, Shuquan Qu, Chunmei Li, Jianbo Liu, Pingsheng Wu, Sten Vermund Harm Reduction Journal 2008, 5 :29 (25 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Interfield dysbalances in research input and output benchmarking: Visualisation by density equalizing procedures Beatrix Groneberg-Kloft, Carolin Kreiter, Tobias Welte, Axel Fischer, David Quarcoo, Cristian Scutaru International Journal of Health Geographics 2008, 7 :48 (25 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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