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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 :4
Rwandan rural hospital staff produced high levels of image quality and interpretation accuracy following the introduction of ultrasound services, suggesting that, after training, local care providers can lead ultrasound programs effectively and in a sustainable manner.
BMC International Health and Human Rights 2009, 9 :1
Refugees in Australia with restricted access to government funded benefits and services experience higher prevalence of clinical depression and psychological distress, suggesting that government asylum policies have demonstrable psychological health impacts
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Collective violence and attitudes of women toward intimate partner violence: Evidence from the Niger Delta Diddy Antai, Justina Antai BMC International Health and Human Rights 2009, 9 :12 (9 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Methamphetamine use and correlates in two villages of the highland ethnic Karen minority in northern Thailand: a cross sectional study Eiko Kobori, Surasing Visrutaratna, Yuko Maeda, Siriporn Wongchai, Akiko Kada, Masako Ono-Kihara, Yoko Hayami, Masahiro Kihara BMC International Health and Human Rights 2009, 9 :11 (15 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Survey on prevalence and risk factors on HIV-1 among pregnant women in North-Rift, Kenya: a hospital based cross-sectional study conducted between 2005 and 2006 Michael Kiptoo, Solomon Mpoke, Zipporah Ng'ang'a, Jones Mueke, Fredrick Okoth, Elijah Songok BMC International Health and Human Rights 2009, 9 :10 (30 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The decentralisation-centralisation dilemma: recruitment and distribution of health workers in remote districts of Tanzania Michael A Munga, Nils Gunnar Songstad, Astrid Blystad, Ottar M BMC International Health and Human Rights 2009, 9 :9 (30 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Economic burden of cholera in the WHO African region Joses M Kirigia, Luis G Sambo, Allarangar Yokouide, Edoh Soumbey-Alley, Lenity K Muthuri, Doris G Kirigia BMC International Health and Human Rights 2009, 9 :8 (30 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Socio-economic factors associated with delivery assisted by traditional birth attendants in Iraq, 2000 Seter Siziya, Adamson S Muula, Emmanuel Rudatsikira BMC International Health and Human Rights 2009, 9 :7 (2 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Economic burden of diabetes mellitus in the WHO African region Joses M Kirigia, Hama B Sambo, Luis G Sambo, Saidou P Barry BMC International Health and Human Rights 2009, 9 :6 (31 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Stakeholder perceptions of mental health stigma and poverty in Uganda Joshua Ssebunnya, Fred Kigozi, Crick Lund, Dorothy Kizza, Elialilia Okello BMC International Health and Human Rights 2009, 9 :5 (31 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Impact of the introduction of ultrasound services in a limited resource setting: rural Rwanda 2008 Sachita P Shah, Henry Epino, Gene Bukhman, Irenee Umulisa, JMV Dushimiyimana, Andrew Reichman, Vicki E Noble BMC International Health and Human Rights 2009, 9 :4 (27 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A taxonomy of dignity: a grounded theory study Nora Jacobson BMC International Health and Human Rights 2009, 9 :3 (24 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Ethics of conducting research in conflict settings Nathan Ford, Edward J Mills, Rony Zachariah, Ross Upshur Conflict and Health 2009, 3 :7 (10 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Virological efficacy and emergence of drug resistance in adults on antiretroviral treatment in rural Tanzania Asgeir Johannessen, Ezra Naman, Sokoine L Kivuyo, Mabula J Kasubi, Mona Holberg-Petersen, Mecky I Matee, Svein G Gundersen, Johan N Bruun BMC Infectious Diseases 2009, 9 :108 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The 5th anniversary of the "Universal Protocol": pitfalls and pearls revisited Philip F Stahel, Philip S Mehler, Ted J Clarke, Jeffrey Varnell Patient Safety in Surgery 2009, 3 :14 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Access to health care for Roma children in Central and Eastern Europe: findings from a qualitative study in Bulgaria Boika Rechel, Clare M Blackburn, Nick J Spencer, Bernd Rechel International Journal for Equity in Health 2009, 8 :24 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Food taboos: Their origins and purposes Victor Benno Meyer-Rochow Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2009, 5 :18 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Essential health information available for India in the public domain on the internet
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Transplantation of selected or transgenic blood stem cells Gero H Journal of the International AIDS Society 2009, 12 :10 (28 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Large sharing networks and unusual injection practices explain the rapid rise in HIV among IDUs in Sargodha, Pakistan Adnan A Khan, Ahmad B Awan, Salman U Qureshi, Ai Razaque, Syed T Zafar Harm Reduction Journal 2009, 6 :13 (26 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ] [1 comment ]
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National support to public health research: a survey of European ministries Claudia Conceicao, Alexandra Leandro, Mark McCarthy BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :203 (25 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Needs assessment of Wisconsin primary care residents and faculty regarding interest in global health training Terese A Bauer, James Sanders BMC Medical Education 2009, 9 :36 (24 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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