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Incidence, aetiology and injury characteristics of traumatic spinal cord injury in Stockholm, Sweden: a prospective, population-based update
(Foundation for Rehabilitation Information, 2017)
OBJECTIVES: To update the incidence rate, aetiology
and injury characteristics of acutely-injured adults
with traumatic spinal cord injury in Stockholm, Sweden,
using international standards of reporting.
Study design: ...
Prevalence of obesity and overweight in African learners: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2017)
Introduction: Obesity and overweight are an emerging problem in Africa. Obese children are at increased risk of developing hypertension, high cholesterol, orthopaedic problems and type 2 diabetes as well as increased risk ...
Another piece to the epidemiological puzzle of traumatic spinal cord injury in Cape Town, South Africa: A population-based study2018
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2018)
The epidemiology of traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) is poorly understood in developing countries. In South Africa (SA) specifically, two healthcare systems (private v. government funded) exist, and it is therefore ...
South African child deaths 1990-2011: have HIV services reversed the trend enough to meet Millennium Development Goal 4?
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2013)
OBJECTIVE: To analyse trends in under-five mortality rate in South Africa (1990–2011),
particularly the contribution of AIDS deaths.
METHODS: Three nationally used models for estimating AIDS deaths in children ...
Risk factors for chronic non communicable diseases in Mombasa, Kenya: epidemiological study using WHO stepwise approach
(OASIS, 2011)
OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence and distribution patterns of the major common risk factors
for non communicable diseases among the people living in Mombasa, Kenya.
METHODS: Using the WHO STEPwise approach, risk ...
Epidemiology of soccer-related injuries among male high school players in Kigali, Rwanda
(LAM Publications Limited, 2012)
Soccer in Rwandan high schools can expose players to the risk of injury warranting prevention programmes. The aim of this study was to determine the type, causes, severity and management of injuries among high school soccer ...