解剖学和形态学
麻醉学
听力与言语-语言病理学
行为科学
心脏和心血管系统
细胞和组织工程学
临床神经病学
危重症监护医学
牙科,口腔外科和医学
皮肤病学
急诊医学
内分泌学和新陈代谢
肠胃学和肝脏学
老人病学和老年医学
卫生保健科学和服务
血液学
免疫学
传染病
综合和补充性医学
医学伦理学
医学信息学
医学实验室技术
医学,全科和内科
医学,法律
医学,研究和试验
神经系统科学
护理
营养学和饮食学
产科医学和妇科医学
肿瘤学
眼科学
整形外科学
耳鼻喉科学
病理学
儿科学
周围血管疾病
药理学和药剂学
生理学
基本医疗保健
精神病学
公共、环境和职业卫生
放射学,核医学和医学成像
康复学
生殖生物学
呼吸系统
风湿病学
运动科学
外科学
毒理学
热带医学
泌尿学和肾脏学
病毒学
老年医学
健康政策和服务
心理学,临床
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to learn about the progress of the prevention and control of major non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in China from 1990 to 2009 and to determine what prevention and control gaps remain based on the opinions of a group of panellists. DESIGN:Sixty-four panellists, who are members of th...
journal_title:Global health action
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3402/gha.v6i0.20004
更新日期:2013-02-12 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Having a child with a disability is a heavy burden for mothers, especially in developing countries, where there is little available financial or other government support. Having a child with a disability is also linked to mental health problems and poor quality of life. Communities rich in social capital and...
journal_title:Global health action
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3402/gha.v6i0.18886
更新日期:2013-02-11 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Job satisfaction among health workers is an important indicator in assessing the performance and efficiency of health services. OBJECTIVE:This study measured job satisfaction and determined associated factors among health workers in 38 commune health stations in an urban district and a rural district of Han...
journal_title:Global health action
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3402/gha.v6i0.18619
更新日期:2013-01-30 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs) have increased in South Africa over the past 15 years. While these usually manifest during mid-to-late adulthood, the development of modifiable risk factors that contribute to NCDs are usually adopted early in life. OBJECTIVE:To describe the urban-rural and gender pa...
journal_title:Global health action
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3402/gha.v6i0.19216
更新日期:2013-01-29 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Environmentally acquired asbestos-related diseases (ARDs) are of concern globally. In South Africa, there is widespread contamination of the environment due to historical asbestos mining operations that were poorly regulated. Although the law makes provision for the compensation of occupationally acquired AR...
journal_title:Global health action
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3402/gha.v6i0.19410
更新日期:2013-01-24 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Job satisfaction is an important determinant of health worker motivation, retention, and performance, all of which are critical to improving the functioning of health systems in low- and middle-income countries. A number of small-scale surveys have measured the job satisfaction and intention to leave of indi...
journal_title:Global health action
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3402/gha.v6i0.19287
更新日期:2013-01-24 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Based on previous data, road traffic injury (RTI) was a leading cause of non-fatal injury in all-age groups in Vietnam, and among the top causes of injury in children and adolescents. Specific analysis on RTIs in young people, however, has yet to be fully investigated. Using the results of two surveys in 200...
journal_title:Global health action
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3402/gha.v6i0.18757
更新日期:2013-01-17 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Despite considerable global attention to the issues of climate change, relatively little priority has been given to the likely effects on human health of current and future changes in the global climate. We identify three major societal determinants that influence the impact of climate change on human health...
journal_title:Global health action
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3402/gha.v6i0.20513
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:While there is accumulated evidence showing the rapid rise of the burden caused by non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Vietnam, information on the extent to which households in the country suffer financial catastrophe or impoverishment caused by the diseases is still largely lacking. This paper aims to exami...
journal_title:Global health action
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3402/gha.v5i0.18892
更新日期:2012-12-20 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:A growing body of evidence points to the emission of greenhouse gases from human activity as a key factor in climate change. This in turn affects human health and wellbeing through consequential changes in weather extremes. At present, little is known about the effects of weather on the health of sub-Saharan...
journal_title:Global health action
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3402/gha.v5i0.19078
更新日期:2012-11-23 00:00:00
abstract:AIM:The Västerbotten Intervention Programme (VIP) addresses cardiovascular disease and diabetes in the middle-aged population of Västerbotten County, Sweden. Self-reported health (SRH) is one of the risk factors for both conditions. The aim of this study was to analyse the development patterns of SRH among the VIP part...
journal_title:Global health action
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3402/gha.v4i0.5435
更新日期:2011-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Average temperatures around the world are already increasing, and climate change projections suggest that global mean temperatures will continue to rise. As the effects, and projected effects, of climate change are becoming clearer, it is more apparent that the health effects of heat exposure will need further investi...
journal_title:Global health action
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3402/gha.v3i0.5632
更新日期:2010-12-29 00:00:00
abstract::Environmental and social changes associated with climate change are likely to have impacts on the well-being, health, and productivity of many working populations across the globe. The ramifications of climate change for working populations are not restricted to increases in heat exposure. Other significant risks to w...
journal_title:Global health action
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3402/gha.v3i0.5640
更新日期:2010-12-17 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Mortality has been declining in Bangladesh since the mid- twentieth century, while fertility has been declining since the late 1970s, and the country is now passing through the third stage of demographic transition. This type of demographic transition has produced a huge youthful population with a growing nu...
journal_title:Global health action
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3402/gha.v3i0.4618
更新日期:2010-09-27 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:India's older population is projected to increase up to 96 million by 2011 with older people accounting for 18% of its population by 2051. The Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health aims to improve empirical understanding of health and well-being of older adults in developing countries. OBJECTIVES:To exami...
journal_title:Global health action
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3402/gha.v3i0.2128
更新日期:2010-09-27 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Mortality in a population may be clustered in space and time for a variety of reasons, including geography, socio-economics, environment and demographics. Analysing mortality clusters can therefore reveal important insights into patterns and risks of mortality in a particular setting. OBJECTIVE AND DESIGN:T...
journal_title:Global health action
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3402/gha.v3i0.5244
更新日期:2010-08-30 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:This study explores violence against women in a low-income setting in relation to residency and literacy. SETTING:The study was conducted within the Butajira Rural Health Programme (a Health and Demographic Surveillance Site), which includes rural and semi-urban settings in south-central Ethiopia. DESIGN:Th...
journal_title:Global health action
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3402/gha.v3i0.2070
更新日期:2010-02-25 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Dengue is currently a major public health burden in Asia Pacific Region. This study aims to establish an association between dengue incidence, mean temperature and precipitation, and further discuss how weather predictors influence the increase in intensity and magnitude of dengue in Singapore during the p...
journal_title:Global health action
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3402/gha.v2i0.2036
更新日期:2009-11-11 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Climate change is producing major impacts including increasing temperatures in tropical countries, like Costa Rica, where the sugarcane industry employs thousands of workers who are exposed to extreme heat. OBJECTIVES:This article outlines a pilot qualitative evaluation of working conditions and heat in the...
journal_title:Global health action
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3402/gha.v2i0.2062
更新日期:2009-11-11 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Prompt laboratory diagnosis and initiation of treatment are effective components of leishmaniasis control. Detection of Leishmania parasites by ex-vivo culture of lesion scrapings is considered a definitive diagnostic method preceding initiation of treatment. OBJECTIVE:A pilot study to find alternative medi...
journal_title:Global health action
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3402/gha.v2i0.2046
更新日期:2009-10-22 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The major chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) operate through a cluster of common risk factors, whose presence or absence determines not only the occurrence and severity of the disease, but also informs treatment approaches. Primary prevention based on mitigation of these common risk factors through pop...
journal_title:Global health action
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3402/gha.v2i0.1986
更新日期:2009-09-28 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Social and environmental changes have accompanied the ongoing rapid urbanisation in a number of countries during recent decades. Understanding of its role in the health-risk transition is important for health policy development at national and local level. Thailand is one country facing many of the health ch...
journal_title:Global health action
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3402/gha.v2i0.1914
更新日期:2009-04-30 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:More than 95% of the population in Burkina Faso uses some form of solid biomass fuel. When these fuels are burned in traditional, inefficient stoves, pollutant levels within and outside the home can be very high. This can have important consequences for both health and climate change. Thus, the push to swi...
journal_title:Global health action
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3402/gha.v2i0.2088
更新日期:2009-01-01 00:00:00