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Background: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often present with
severe acute exacerbations requiring hospital treatment. However, little is known about the …

In the years since publication of the first edition of Food Wars much has happened in the
world of food policy. This new edition brings these developments fully up to date within the …

To achieve international consensus on any aspect of public health research or practice is
not a simple task. The time and effort required to achieve consensus on physical activity …

Current estimates of the global burden of disease for diarrhoea are reported and compared
with previous estimates made using data collected in 1954-79 and 1980-89. A structured …

Interest in mapping the global distribution of malaria is motivated by a need to define
populations at risk for appropriate resource allocation, and to provide a robust framework for …

We set out to determine the impact of washing hands with soap on the risk of diarrhoeal
diseases in the community with a systematic review with random effects meta-analysis. Our …

Breast cancer is the commonest cause of cancer death in women worldwide. Rates vary
about five-fold around the world, but they are increasing in regions that until recently had low …

Objective To examine the relationship between the numbers of people walking or bicycling
and the frequency of collisions between motorists and walkers or bicyclists. The common …

Article abstract The MIDAS Questionnaire was developed to assess headache-related
disability with the aim of improving migraine care. Headache sufferers answer five …