Averting climate change's health effects in Fiji.

abstract：:The International Consortium in Psychiatric Epidemiology (ICPE) was established in 1998 by WHO to carry out cross-national comparative studies of the prevalences and correlates of mental disorders. This article describes the findings of ICPE surveys in seven countries in North America (Canada and USA), Latin America (...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors：

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors have compared the value of multiple doses of duck-embryo and HEP Flury vaccine with that of pooled 5% sheep-brain vaccine in experimental rabies infection in guinea-pigs. They found that the duck-embryo vaccine given in a dosage corresponding to 14 ml of 10% vaccine (the dosage recommended for human treatm...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： VEERARAGHAVAN N,SUBRAHMANYAN TP

更新日期：1963-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:About 30 million people in Africa are estimated to be living with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS), yet data about the natural history of infection on the continent are sparse. We reviewed the literature on the natural history of HIV-1 and HIV-2 infections among African adult...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Jaffar S,Grant AD,Whitworth J,Smith PG,Whittle H

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three diphtheria toxoid preparations, fractionated at various concentrations of ammonium sulfate, having various grades of purity, and showing striking differences in immunizing potency when compared at the same Lf dose, were examined for similarity of the effective constituents in the fractions. No evidence of deviat...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： KUROKAWA M,NAKANO T,KONDO H

更新日期：1954-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haemagglutination (HA) has been used frequently for the titration of tetanus antitoxin but published results have varied in relation to the "unitage" determined by the mouse toxin-neutralization test (TN). This report gives the results of the titration of a group of sera by haemagglutination and compares them with the...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Hardegree MC,Barile MF,Pittman M,Maloney CJ,Schofield F,Maclennan R

更新日期：1970-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Haemosporidia, which comprise the malaria parasites, have probably evolved from Coccidia of the intestinal epithelium of the vertebrate host by adaptation first to some tissues of the internal organs and then to life in the circulating cells of the blood.The present opinion is that, among the malaria parasites of ...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： BRUCE-CHWATT LJ

更新日期：1965-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether a complex community intervention in rural Zambia improved understanding of maternal health and increased use of maternal health-care services. METHODS:The intervention took place in six rural districts selected by the Zambian Ministry of Health. It involved community discussions on safe ...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Ensor T,Green C,Quigley P,Badru AR,Kaluba D,Kureya T

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The direct costs were determined by conducting a retrospective study on the files of 100 diabetics (selected at random) who had attended the clinic at least once in 1991. Another study was conducted simultaneously under the same conditions on 100 non-diabetic patients. Diabetic patients attend on average 8 times a yea...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Rekik M,Abid M,Hachicha J,Abbes R,Moujahed M,Jarraya A

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphocytic choriomeningitis (LCM) has been rarely reported in the American literature since 1960. It is interesting that each of the 3 epidemics reported since then has been associated with exposure to hamsters. In 1973, 48 cases of LCM spanning the years 1971-1973 occurred at the University of Rochester Medical Scho...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Gregg MB

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate physical activity during leisure time and commuting among persons aged 15-69 years in the urban population of Tianjin, China, and to assess its associations with demographic and health-related characteristics. METHODS:In 1996 a cross-sectional survey of 2002 males and 1974 females provided inf...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Hu G,Pekkarinen H,Hänninen O,Yu Z,Tian H,Guo Z,Nissinen A

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low back pain is the leading cause of years lived with disability globally. In 2018, an international working group called on the World Health Organization to increase attention on the burden of low back pain and the need to avoid excessively medical solutions. Indeed, major international clinical guidelines now recog...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Traeger AC,Buchbinder R,Elshaug AG,Croft PR,Maher CG

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is considerable exigency to take all necessary steps to cure tuberculosis cases and prevent further emergence of drug-resistant tuberculosis. The most important of these steps is to ensure that the treatment, particularly of sputum smear-positive cases, is adequate and that patients adhere to their treatment by ...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Blomberg B,Spinaci S,Fourie B,Laing R

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:To analyse the demographic and clinical characteristics of people attending physical rehabilitation centres run or supported by the International Committee of the Red Cross in countries and territories affected by conflict. Methods:Of 150 such rehabilitation centres worldwide, 38 use an electronic patient ma...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Barth CA,Wladis A,Blake C,Bhandarkar P,O'Sullivan C

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monovalent acetone-inactivated typhoid vaccine and heat-killed TAB caused local reactions in 82-88% of volunteers vaccinated by jet injection, whereas they caused local reactions in only 24% of volunteers injected by means of a conventional syringe. Both vaccines induced a high seroconversion rate to typhoid H antigen...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Edwards EA,Johnson DP,Pierce WE,Peckinpaugh RO

更新日期：1974-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a need for more detailed information on the relative merits of the culture and direct sputum smear examination methods, separately and in various combinations, using one or more sputum specimens. The efficiency and relative cost of different bacteriological measures for the detection of cases of pulmonary tub...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Chan W,Chia M,Lee LK,Macfadyen DM

更新日期：1971-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Termination of early pregnancy by vacuum aspiration is a well-established technique. The procedure is highly effective and has a low complication rate, particularly when performed during the first few weeks after missed menses. However, this parasurgical method requires skilled health care personnel, and attempts have...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Van Look PF,Bygdeman M

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in those injured and not injured by landmines or unexploded ordnance (UXO) in rural Lao People's Democratic Republic and to determine whether the perception of social support was associated with PTSD symptom severity. METHODS:A community survey was c...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Southivong B,Ichikawa M,Nakahara S,Southivong C

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inherited resistance to anticoagulant rodenticides was discovered in populations of Rattus norvegicus about 14 years ago. Similar resistance has now been reported from several countries in north-western Europe and from the USA. In order to detect resistance and to control it effectively, basic data on the susceptibili...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Lund M

更新日期：1972-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies have recently been published of surveys of antibodies to common respiratory viruses in human sera from several parts of the world. The present article reports the findings of a survey of antibodies to two more viruses (adenovirus type 8 and coxsackievirus type A21) in human sera mainly collected from six widel...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Chapple PJ

更新日期：1966-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 1990s have seen a remarkable decrease in mortality among infants and children in most developing countries. In some countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, these declines in mortality among children have slowed and are now increasing again. Internationally comparable data derived from survey programmes, suc...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Rutstein SO

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Single-radial-diffusion techniques are proposed as possible alternatives to tests based on agglutination of erythrocytes for the assay of the haemagglutinin content of influenza vaccines. Two test procedures (microtest and macrotest) and the use of reference reagents to assay vaccines using these tests are described. ...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Schild GC,Wood JM,Newman RW

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past, several indices have been proposed to evaluate the threat of vectors to the community. Such indices, if accurately determined, could serve to assess the effectiveness of vector control campaigns. In this paper, a "risk of infection" index is introduced for the case of urban filariasis transmitted by Culex...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： de Meillon B,Grab B,Sebastian A

更新日期：1967-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the prevalence of multiple types of maltreatment (MTM), potentially confounding factors and associations with depression, anxiety and self-esteem among adolescents in Viet Nam. METHODS:In 2006 we conducted a cross-sectional survey of 2591 students (aged 12-18 years; 52.1% female) from randomly-sel...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Nguyen HT,Dunne MP,Le AV

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relatively recent development of more-effective pulicides has been paralleled by the discovery of more-efficient rodenticides. Eight of the latter-namely, warfarin, pival, red squill, alpha-naphthylthiourea (ANTU), zinc phosphide, arsenic trioxide, thallium sulfate, and sodium fluoroacetate (1080)-are discussed wi...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： LINK VB,MOHR CO

更新日期：1953-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Simple microplate assay methods for determining the frequency of insecticide resistance in single mosquitos were used to study the distribution and localization of organophosphate and carbamate resistance in field populations of Anopheles albimanus Weidemann in Guatemala, where such resistance, caused by heavy use of ...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Brogdon WG,Beach RF,Stewart JM,Castanaza L

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Viruses of various biological types are known to cause a wide range of acute respiratory infections, ranging from mild colds and catarrh to severe bronchiolitis and pneumonia. Bacteria also cause respiratory diseases including serious conditions such as otitis media and pneumonia. The whole situation is complex and to...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Tyrrell DA

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A test procedure involving simply-constructed, portable test-equipment has been developed for detecting resistance to DDT residual applications by adult mosquitos. The procedure involves timed exposures of adult female mosquitos to DDT residues in chambers made of paper and screen wire, and the determination of the su...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： FAY RW,KILPATRIK JW,CROWELL RL,QUARTERMAN KD

更新日期：1953-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:To determine the prevalence of and factors associated with dispensing antibiotics without a prescription in online and community pharmacies in China. Methods:We conducted a nationwide cross-sectional study of online and community pharmacies in 27 cities and counties in nine provinces in China (selected by mu...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Gong Y,Jiang N,Chen Z,Wang J,Zhang J,Feng J,Lu Z,Yin X

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After the mass vaccination of children of susceptible age groups in Japan in 1961, the incidence of poliomyelitis decreased markedly. From 1962 to 1968 a total of 659 paralytic cases were officially notified. Detailed investigations of 626 cases reported to the Poliomyelitis Surveillance Committee revealed that only 1...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： Takatsu T,Tagaya I,Hirayama M

更新日期：1973-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent research carried out on kwashiorkor in Kampala, Uganda, is discussed. The first essential in both the treatment and the prevention of this disease being a diet rich in protein (preferably animal protein, to ensure an adequate intake of vitamin B(12) and a satisfactory mixture of amino-acids), methods of incorpo...

journal_title：Bulletin of the World Health Organization

authors： DEAN RF

更新日期：1953-01-01 00:00:00