Financial risk protection and universal health coverage: evidence and measurement challenges.

abstract：:Antimalarial drugs will be essential tools at all stages of malaria elimination along the path towards eradication, including the early control or "attack" phase to drive down transmission and the later stages of maintaining interruption of transmission, preventing reintroduction of malaria, and eliminating the last r...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： malERA Consultative Group on Drugs.

更新日期：2011-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Nina Finley and co-authors discuss public involvement in planning and reporting medical research. ...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Finley N,Swartz TH,Cao K,Tucker JD

更新日期：2020-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:agricultural pesticide poisoning is a major public health problem in the developing world, killing at least 250,000-370,000 people each year. Targeted pesticide restrictions in Sri Lanka over the last 20 years have reduced pesticide deaths by 50% without decreasing agricultural output. However, regulatory de...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Dawson AH,Eddleston M,Senarathna L,Mohamed F,Gawarammana I,Bowe SJ,Manuweera G,Buckley NA

更新日期：2010-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polygenic risk scores (PRSs) can stratify populations into cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk groups. We aimed to quantify the potential advantage of adding information on PRSs to conventional risk factors in the primary prevention of CVD. METHODS AND FINDINGS:Using data from UK Biobank on 306,654 individual...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Sun L,Pennells L,Kaptoge S,Nelson CP,Ritchie SC,Abraham G,Arnold M,Bell S,Bolton T,Burgess S,Dudbridge F,Guo Q,Sofianopoulou E,Stevens D,Thompson JR,Butterworth AS,Wood A,Danesh J,Samani NJ,Inouye M,Di Angelantoni

更新日期：2021-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The radical cure of Plasmodium vivax and P. ovale requires treatment with primaquine or tafenoquine to clear dormant liver stages. Either drug can induce haemolysis in individuals with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency, necessitating screening. The reference diagnostic method for G6PD activ...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Pfeffer DA,Ley B,Howes RE,Adu P,Alam MS,Bansil P,Boum Y 2nd,Brito M,Charoenkwan P,Clements A,Cui L,Deng Z,Egesie OJ,Espino FE,von Fricken ME,Hamid MMA,He Y,Henriques G,Khan WA,Khim N,Kim S,Lacerda M,Lon C,Me

更新日期：2020-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The PLOS Medicine editors discuss the new extension to the PRISMA reporting guidelines, PRISMA for Equity (PRISMA-E), and why it is relevant to the journal and to health research more generally. ...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： PLOS Medicine Editors.

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although gastric cancer has declined dramatically in the US, the disease remains the second leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide. A better understanding of reasons for the decline can provide important insights into effective preventive strategies. We sought to estimate the contribution of risk factor...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Yeh JM,Hur C,Schrag D,Kuntz KM,Ezzati M,Stout N,Ward Z,Goldie SJ

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Some 5%-15% of all women experience postpartum depression (PPD), which for many is their first psychiatric disorder. The purpose of this study was to estimate the incidence of postpartum affective disorder (AD), duration of treatment, and rate of subsequent postpartum AD and other affective episodes in a nat...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Rasmussen MH,Strøm M,Wohlfahrt J,Videbech P,Melbye M

更新日期：2017-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001895.]. ...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： PLOS Medicine Staff.

更新日期：2016-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rates of diseases and injuries and the effects of their risk factors can have substantial subnational heterogeneity, especially in middle-income countries like Mexico. Subnational analysis of the burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors can improve characterization of the epidemiological transition and...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Stevens G,Dias RH,Thomas KJ,Rivera JA,Carvalho N,Barquera S,Hill K,Ezzati M

更新日期：2008-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND TO THE DEBATE:Umbilical cord blood--the blood that remains in the placenta after birth--can be collected and stored frozen for years. A well-accepted use of cord blood is as an alternative to bone marrow as a source of hematopoietic stem cells for allogeneic transplantation to siblings or to unrelated recipi...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Fisk NM,Roberts IA,Markwald R,Mironov V

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Observational epidemiological studies indicate that maternal height is associated with gestational age at birth and fetal growth measures (i.e., shorter mothers deliver infants at earlier gestational ages with lower birth weight and birth length). Different mechanisms have been postulated to explain these as...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Zhang G,Bacelis J,Lengyel C,Teramo K,Hallman M,Helgeland Ø,Johansson S,Myhre R,Sengpiel V,Njølstad PR,Jacobsson B,Muglia L

更新日期：2015-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In common with many other low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), rural to urban migrants in India are at increased risk of obesity, but it is unclear whether this is due to increased energy intake, reduced energy expenditure, or both. Knowing this and the relative contribution of specific dietary and phys...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Kinra S,Mallinson PAC,Cresswell JA,Bowen LJ,Lyngdoh T,Prabhakaran D,Reddy KS,Vaz M,Kurpad AV,Davey Smith G,Ben-Shlomo Y,Ebrahim S

更新日期：2020-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bariatric surgery is becoming a more widespread treatment for obesity. Comprehensive evidence of the long-term effects of contemporary surgery on a broad range of clinical outcomes in large populations treated in routine clinical practice is lacking. The objective of this study was to measure the association...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Douglas IJ,Bhaskaran K,Batterham RL,Smeeth L

更新日期：2015-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Violence against women by intimate partners remains unacceptably common worldwide. The evidence base for the assumed psychological impacts of intimate partner violence (IPV) is derived primarily from studies conducted in high-income countries. A recently published systematic review identified 13 studies link...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Tsai AC,Tomlinson M,Comulada WS,Rotheram-Borus MJ

更新日期：2016-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Electronic medical records provide large-scale real-world clinical data for use in developing clinical decision systems. However, sophisticated methodology and analytical skills are required to handle the large-scale datasets necessary for the optimisation of prediction accuracy. Myopia is a common cause of ...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Lin H,Long E,Ding X,Diao H,Chen Z,Liu R,Huang J,Cai J,Xu S,Zhang X,Wang D,Chen K,Yu T,Wu D,Zhao X,Liu Z,Wu X,Jiang Y,Yang X,Cui D,Liu W,Zheng Y,Luo L,Wang H,Chan CC,Morgan IG,He M,Liu Y

更新日期：2018-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Martin Gerdin and colleagues argue that disaster health interventions and decision-making can benefit from an evidence-based approach Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary. ...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Gerdin M,Clarke M,Allen C,Kayabu B,Summerskill W,Devane D,MacLachlan M,Spiegel P,Ghosh A,Zachariah R,Gupta S,Barbour V,Murray V,von Schreeb J

更新日期：2014-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive and lethal disorder characterized by fibroproliferation and excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix in the lung. METHODS AND FINDINGS:Using oligonucleotide arrays, we identified osteopontin as one of the genes that significantly distinguishes IPF f...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Pardo A,Gibson K,Cisneros J,Richards TJ,Yang Y,Becerril C,Yousem S,Herrera I,Ruiz V,Selman M,Kaminski N

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Achieving a malaria-free world presents exciting scientific challenges as well as overwhelming health, equity, and economic benefits. WHO and countries are setting ambitious goals for reducing the burden and eliminating malaria through the "Global Technical Strategy" and 21 countries are aiming to eliminate malaria by...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Rabinovich RN,Drakeley C,Djimde AA,Hall BF,Hay SI,Hemingway J,Kaslow DC,Noor A,Okumu F,Steketee R,Tanner M,Wells TNC,Whittaker MA,Winzeler EA,Wirth DF,Whitfield K,Alonso PL

更新日期：2017-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tissue advanced glycation end product (AGE) accumulation has been proposed as a marker of cumulative metabolic stress that can be assessed noninvasively by measurement of skin autofluorescence (SAF). In persons on haemodialysis, SAF is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular events (CVEs) and all-cause...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Shardlow A,McIntyre NJ,Kolhe NV,Nellums LB,Fluck RJ,McIntyre CW,Taal MW

更新日期：2020-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prescription opioid misuse has become a leading cause of unintentional injury and death among adolescents and young adults in the United States. However, there is limited information on how adolescents and young adults obtain prescription opioids. There are also inadequate recent data on the prevalence of ad...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Hudgins JD,Porter JJ,Monuteaux MC,Bourgeois FT

更新日期：2019-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the involvement of intra-tumor genetic heterogeneity in tumor progression, treatment resistance, and metastasis is established, genetic heterogeneity is seldom examined in clinical trials or practice. Many studies of heterogeneity have had prespecified markers for tumor subpopulations, limiting thei...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Mroz EA,Tward AD,Hammon RJ,Ren Y,Rocco JW

更新日期：2015-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 3 is a malaria vaccine candidate that was identified, characterised, and developed based on a unique immuno-clinical approach. The vaccine construct was derived from regions fully conserved among various strains and containing B cell epitopes targeted by human ...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Druilhe P,Spertini F,Soesoe D,Corradin G,Mejia P,Singh S,Audran R,Bouzidi A,Oeuvray C,Roussilhon C

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a progressive disease whereby there is often deterioration in glucose control despite escalation in treatment. There is significant heterogeneity to this progression of glycemia after onset of diabetes, yet the factors that influence glycemic progression are not well understood. Give...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Jiang G,Luk AO,Tam CHT,Lau ES,Ozaki R,Chow EYK,Kong APS,Lim CKP,Lee KF,Siu SC,Hui G,Tsang CC,Lau KP,Leung JYY,Tsang MW,Kam G,Lau IT,Li JK,Yeung VT,Lau E,Lo S,Fung SKS,Cheng YL,Chow CC,Pearson ER,So WY,

更新日期：2020-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Effective strategies are needed for the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) in resource-limited settings. The Kisumu Breastfeeding Study was a single-arm open label trial conducted between July 2003 and February 2009. The overall aim was to investigate whether a maternal triple-antiretrovi...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Thomas TK,Masaba R,Borkowf CB,Ndivo R,Zeh C,Misore A,Otieno J,Jamieson D,Thigpen MC,Bulterys M,Slutsker L,De Cock KM,Amornkul PN,Greenberg AE,Fowler MG,KiBS Study Team.

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major health issue for HIV-positive individuals, associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Development and implementation of a risk score model for CKD would allow comparison of the risks and benefits of adding potentially nephrotoxic antiretrovirals to a treatment ...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Mocroft A,Lundgren JD,Ross M,Law M,Reiss P,Kirk O,Smith C,Wentworth D,Neuhaus J,Fux CA,Moranne O,Morlat P,Johnson MA,Ryom L,D:A:D study group.,Royal Free Hospital Clinic Cohort.,INSIGHT study group.,SMART study group.,

更新日期：2015-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND TO THE DEBATE:The tobacco control community is divided on whether or not to inform the public that using oral, smokeless tobacco (Swedish snus) is less hazardous to health than smoking tobacco. Proponents of "harm reduction" point to the Swedish experience. Snus seems to be widely used as an alternative to c...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Gartner CE,Hall WD,Chapman S,Freeman B

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nathan Ford and Gottfried Hirnschall reflect on recent research by Jan Hontelez and colleagues published in this week's PLOS Medicine. The authors argue that the future HIV modeling efforts should focus on helping programs make choices about which interventions need to be prioritized in order to achieve the levels of ...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Ford N,Hirnschall G

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Four studies previously indicated that the effect of malaria infection during pregnancy on the risk of low birthweight (LBW; <2,500 g) may depend upon maternal nutritional status. We investigated this dependence further using a large, diverse study population. METHODS AND FINDINGS:We evaluated the interacti...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Cates JE,Unger HW,Briand V,Fievet N,Valea I,Tinto H,D'Alessandro U,Landis SH,Adu-Afarwuah S,Dewey KG,Ter Kuile FO,Desai M,Dellicour S,Ouma P,Gutman J,Oneko M,Slutsker L,Terlouw DJ,Kariuki S,Ayisi J,Madanitsa M,M

更新日期：2017-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Xonghong Xiao and colleagues analyze the challenge of antimicrobial resistance in China. A government strategy to promote rational use of antimicrobials in health care reduced antibiotic sales and percentage of prescriptions for antimicrobials for both hospitalized patients and outpatients, and offers insights to shap...

journal_title：PLoS medicine

authors： Xiao Y,Zhang J,Zheng B,Zhao L,Li S,Li L

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00