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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.
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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.
BMC International Health and Human Rights 2009, 9 :22
The uptake and positive effects of antiretroviral therapy (ART) within rural Tanzania is limited by discrimination towards people living with HIV/AIDS as a result of moral judgements about those with HIV within the community.
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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 ] [Provisional 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 ]
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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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Developing a health and human rights training program for french speaking Africa: lessons learned, from needs assessment to a pilot program Philippe Chastonay, Axel Max Klohn, V BMC International Health and Human Rights 2009, 9 :19 (24 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Debate
The three main monotheistic religions and gm food technology: an overview of perspectives Emmanuel B Omobowale, Peter A Singer, Abdallah S Daar BMC International Health and Human Rights 2009, 9 :18 (22 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Reporting Iraqi civilian fatalities in a time of war Schuyler W Henderson, William E Olander, Les Roberts Conflict and Health 2009, 3 :9 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Pattern of pesticide storage before pesticide self-poisoning in rural Sri Lanka Fahim Mohamed, Gamini Manuweera, David Gunnell, Shifa Azher, Michael Eddleston, Andrew Dawson, Flemming Konradsen BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :405 (5 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Smoking prevalence trends in Indigenous Australians, 1994-2004: a typical rather than an exceptional epidemic David P Thomas International Journal for Equity in Health 2009, 8 :37 (31 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Transparency in Nigeria's public pharmaceutical sector: perceptions from policy makers Habibat A Garuba, Jillian C Kohler, Anna M Huisman Globalization and Health 2009, 5 :14 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Two treatments, one disease: childhood malaria management in Tanga, Tanzania
Deshka Foster, Stacie Vilendrer Malaria Journal 2009, 8 :240 (27 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Validation of AIDS-related mortality in Botswana Negussie Taffa, Julie C Will, Stephane Bodika, Laura Packel, Diemo Motlapete, Ellen Stein, Thierry H. Roels, Gail Kennedy, El-Halabi Shenaaz Journal of the International AIDS Society 2009, 12 :24 (24 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Brief report
Survey of abuses against injecting drug users in Indonesia Sara LM Davis, Agus Triwahyuono, Risa Alexander Harm Reduction Journal 2009, 6 :28 (24 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Financial access to health care in Karuzi, Burundi: a household-survey based performance evaluation Sophie Lambert-Evans, Frederique Ponsar, Tony Reid, Catherine Bachy, Michel Van Herp, Mit Philips International Journal for Equity in Health 2009, 8 :36 (24 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Medication management and practices in prison for people with mental health problems: a qualitative study Robert A Bowen, Anne Rogers, Jennifer Shaw International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2009, 3 :24 (20 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Technical advance
Barriers to the care of HIV-infected children in rural Zambia: a cross-sectional analysis Janneke H van Dijk, Catherine G Sutcliffe, Bornface Munsanje, Francis Hamangaba, Philip E Thuma, William J Moss BMC Infectious Diseases 2009, 9 :169 (16 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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