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BMC International Health and Human Rights is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in health care in developing and
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BMC International Health and Human Rights 2008, 8 :4
The neonatal mortality rate in Northern Vietnam is four times higher than official figures, highlighting the need for improved reporting systems to ensure adequate investment in perinatal health programs.
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A multilevel analysis of effect of neighbourhood and individual wealth status on sexual behaviour among women: evidence from Nigeria 2003 Demographic and Health Survey Olalekan A Uthman, Eugene J Kongnyuy BMC International Health and Human Rights 2008, 8 :9 (27 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Mental health of returnees: refugees in Germany prior to their state-sponsored repatriation Ulrike von Lersner, Ulrike Wiens, Thomas Elbert, Frank Neuner BMC International Health and Human Rights 2008, 8 :8 (12 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Self-rated health among Mayan women participating in a randomised intervention trial reducing indoor air pollution in Guatemala Esperanza D BMC International Health and Human Rights 2008, 8 :7 (5 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Health and lifestyle of Nepalese migrants in the UK Pratik Adhikary, Padam P Simkhada, Edwin R van Teijlingen, Amalraj E Raja BMC International Health and Human Rights 2008, 8 :6 (23 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Metabolic control in a nationally representative diabetic elderly sample in Costa Rica: patients at community health centers vs. patients at other health care settings Gilbert Brenes-Camacho, Luis Rosero-Bixby BMC International Health and Human Rights 2008, 8 :5 (14 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ]
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Unreported births and deaths, a severe obstacle for improved neonatal survival in low-income countries; a population based study Mats M BMC International Health and Human Rights 2008, 8 :4 (28 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ] [1 comment ]
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Systematic synthesis of community-based rehabilitation (CBR) project evaluation reports for evidence-based policy: a proof-of-concept study Pim Kuipers, Sheila Wirz, Sally Hartley BMC International Health and Human Rights 2008, 8 :3 (6 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Exploring synergies between human rights and public health ethics: A whole greater than the sum of its parts Stephanie Nixon, Lisa Forman BMC International Health and Human Rights 2008, 8 :2 (31 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Correlates of current cigarette smoking among school-going adolescents in Punjab, India: results from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey 2003 Seter Siziya, Adamson S Muula, Emmanuel Rudatsikira BMC International Health and Human Rights 2008, 8 :1 (14 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ] [Cited on BioMed Central ]
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Indigenous well-being in four countries: An application of the UNDP'S Human Development Index to Indigenous Peoples in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States Martin Cooke, Francis Mitrou, David Lawrence, Eric Guimond, Dan Beavon BMC International Health and Human Rights 2007, 7 :9 (20 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Prevalence and pattern of HIV-related malnutrition among women in sub-Saharan Africa: a meta-analysis of demographic health surveys Olalekan A Uthman BMC Public Health 2008, 8 :226 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Evaluation of the new rural cooperative medical system in China: is it working or not? Hassan H Dib, Xilong Pan, Hong Zhang International Journal for Equity in Health 2008, 7 :17 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Editorial
On drug treatment and social control: Russian narcology's great leap backwards
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Half a gram - a thousand lives Lev Levinson Harm Reduction Journal 2008, 5 :22 (24 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Improving retention and performance in civil society in Uganda Mary L O'Neil, Michael Paydos Human Resources for Health 2008, 6 :11 (20 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Human resource leadership: the key to improved results in health Mary L O'Neil Human Resources for Health 2008, 6 :10 (20 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Understanding and retention of the informed consent process among parents in rural northern Ghana Abraham R Oduro, Raymond A Aborigo, Dickson Amugsi, Francis Anto, Thomas Anyorigiya, Frank Atuguba, Abraham Hodgson, Kwadwo A Koram BMC Medical Ethics 2008, 9 :12 (19 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Pasung : Physical restraint and confinement of the mentally ill in the communityHarry Minas, Hervita Diatri International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2008, 2 :8 (16 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Correlates of cigarette smoking among school-going adolescents in Thailand: findings from the Thai global youth tobacco survey 2005 Emmanuel Rudatsikira, Adamson S Muula, Seter Siziya, Ronald H Mataya International Archives of Medicine 2008, 1 :8 (11 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Medical information systems: a foundation for healthcare technologies in developing countries Gari D Clifford, Joaquin A Blaya, Rachel Hall-Clifford, Hamish S F Fraser BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2008, 7 :18 (11 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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