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Plasma antibodies against heat shock protein 70 correlate with the incidence and severity of asthma in a Chinese population.
(Respiratory research, 2005-01)
BACKGROUND: The heat shock proteins (Hsps) are induced by stresses such as allergic
factors and inflammatory responses in bronchi epithelial cells and therefore may be
detectable in patients with asthma. However, the etiologic ...
Improving rational use of ACTs through diagnosis-dependent subsidies: Evidence from a cluster-randomized controlled trial in western Kenya.
(PLoS medicine, 2018-07-17)
BACKGROUND:More than half of artemisinin combination therapies (ACTs) consumed globally
are dispensed in the retail sector, where diagnostic testing is uncommon, leading
to overconsumption and poor targeting. In ...
How common are common mental disorders? Evidence that lifetime prevalence rates are doubled by prospective versus retrospective ascertainment.
(Psychol Med, 2010-06)
BACKGROUND: Most information about the lifetime prevalence of mental disorders comes
from retrospective surveys, but how much these surveys have undercounted due to recall
failure is unknown. We compared results ...
Chikungunya and dengue fever among hospitalized febrile patients in northern Tanzania.
(Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2012-01)
Consecutive febrile admissions were enrolled at two hospitals in Moshi, Tanzania.
Confirmed acute Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), Dengue virus (DENV), and flavivirus infection
were defined as a positive polymerase chain reaction ...
The development and psychometric properties of the HIV and Abuse Related Shame Inventory (HARSI).
(AIDS Behav, 2012-05)
Shame has been shown to predict sexual HIV transmission risk behavior, medication
non-adherence, symptomatic HIV or AIDS, and symptoms of depression and PTSD. However,
there remains a dearth of tools to measure the specific ...