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BMC International Health and Human Rights is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in relation to health and disease in developing and transitional countries, as well as all issues relating to the impact of health policies, programs and practices on human rights.
BMC International Health and Human Rights (ISSN 1472-698X) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, CAS, EMBASE, Scopus and Google Scholar.
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BMC International Health and Human Rights 2009, 9 :28
Community health workers in Mali show a positive influence on family health care practices but many are still unsupervised, suggesting this important source of health education in developing countries needs improved support.
BMC International Health and Human Rights 2009, 9 :25
Women working in the Ecuadorian flower industry report a relatively high number of spontaneous abortions, highlighting a need for further investigation into the effects of employment in this industry on reproductive health.
BMC International Health and Human Rights 2009, 9 :24
Nearly half of Bangkok intravenous drug users questioned claim to have had drugs planted on them by police, with a quarter saying they paid bribes to avoid arrest.
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Household exposure to violence and human rights violations in western Bangladesh (I): prevalence, risk factors and consequences Shr-Jie Wang, Jens Modvig, Edith Montgomery BMC International Health and Human Rights 2009, 9 :29 (21 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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The role of community health workers in improving child health programmes in Mali Freddy Perez, Hamady Ba, Sayed G Dastagire, Mathias Altmann BMC International Health and Human Rights 2009, 9 :28 (10 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The forsaken mental health of the Indigenous Peoples - a moral case of outrageous exclusion in Latin America Mario Incayawar, Sioui Maldonado-Bouchard BMC International Health and Human Rights 2009, 9 :27 (29 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Barriers to the effective treatment and prevention of malaria in Africa: A systematic review of qualitative studies David M Maslove, Anisa Mnyusiwalla, Edward J Mills, Jessie McGowan, Amir Attaran, Kumanan Wilson BMC International Health and Human Rights 2009, 9 :26 (25 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Employment in the Ecuadorian cut-flower industry and the risk of spontaneous abortion Alexis J Handal, Sioban D Harlow BMC International Health and Human Rights 2009, 9 :25 (8 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Reports of evidence planting by police among a community-based sample of injection drug users in Bangkok, Thailand Nadia Fairbairn, Karyn Kaplan, Kanna Hayashi, Paisan Suwannawong, Calvin Lai, Evan Wood, Thomas Kerr BMC International Health and Human Rights 2009, 9 :24 (7 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Australian Aboriginal Birth Cohort study: follow-up processes at 20 years Susan Sayers, Gurmeet Singh, Dorothy Mackerras, Megan Lawrance, Wendy Gunthorpe, Lisa Jamieson, Belinda Davison, Kobi Schutz, Joseph Fitz BMC International Health and Human Rights 2009, 9 :23 (24 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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"Just like fever": a qualitative study on the impact of antiretroviral provision on the normalisation of HIV in rural Tanzania and its implications for prevention Maria Roura, Alison Wringe, Joanna Busza, Benjamin Nhandi, Doris Mbata, Basia Zaba, Mark Urassa BMC International Health and Human Rights 2009, 9 :22 (9 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ] [Cited on BioMed Central ]
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Inequities in incidence, morbidity and expenditures on prevention and treatment of malaria in southeast Nigeria Nkolika P Uguru, Obinna E Onwujekwe, Benjamin S Uzochukwu, Godwin C Igiliegbe, Soludo B Eze BMC International Health and Human Rights 2009, 9 :21 (5 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Something old or something new? Social health insurance in Ghana Sophie Witter, Bertha Garshong BMC International Health and Human Rights 2009, 9 :20 (28 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Health care utilisation amongst Shenzhen migrant workers: does being insured make a difference? Jin Mou, Jinquan Cheng, Dan Zhang, Hanping Jiang, Liangqiang Lin, Sian M Griffiths BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 :214 (21 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Biodistribution of gold nanoparticles in mouse lung following intratracheal instillation Evaldas Sadauskas, Nicklas Raun Jacobsen, Gorm Danscher, Meredin Stoltenberg, Ulla Vogel, Agnete Larsen, Wolfgang Kreyling, Hakan Wallin Chemistry Central Journal 2009, 3 :16 (20 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Within but without: human rights and access to HIV prevention and treatment for internal migrants
Katherine Wiltenburg Todrys, Joseph J Amon Globalization and Health 2009, 5 :17 (19 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Curbing the menace of antimicrobial resistance in developing countries Chidi V Nweneka, Ndey Tapha-Sosseh, Anibal Sosa Harm Reduction Journal 2009, 6 :31 (19 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Register data for cross-country comparisons of migrants' healthcare utilization in the EU: a survey study of availability and content Signe Smith Nielsen, Allan Krasnik, Aldo Rosano BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 :210 (18 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The ideal of equal health revisited: definitions and measures of inequity in health should be better integrated with theories of distributive justice Ole FRITHJOF Norheim, Yukiko Asada International Journal for Equity in Health 2009, 8 :40 (18 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Oral health and the impact of socio-behavioural factors in a cross sectional survey of 12-year old school children in Laos Nanna Jurgensen, Poul Erik Petersen BMC Oral Health 2009, 9 :29 (16 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Exceptional epidemics: AIDS still deserves a global response Alan Whiteside, Julia Smith Globalization and Health 2009, 5 :15 (14 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Changes in utilization of health services among poor and rural residents in Uganda: are reforms benefitting the poor? George W Pariyo, Elizabeth Ekirapa-Kiracho, Olico Okui, Mohammed Hafizur Rahman, Stefan Peterson, David M Bishai, Henry Lucas, David H Peters International Journal for Equity in Health 2009, 8 :39 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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International flow of Zambian nurses Naomi Hamada, Jill Maben, Barbara McPake, Kara Hanson Human Resources for Health 2009, 7 :83 (11 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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